Discussion

• @pkedrosky Paul Kedrosky on threads

  I'm really torn on this.  On one level it would be nice to be out of the green bubble penalty box, but on another I'd miss embarrassing my iPhone-using family.

• @danseifert Dan Seifert on threads

  “this is only a problem in the US” betrays a complete lack of empathy for the 10s or 100s of millions of people it does affect and i truly cannot stand that reply guy response

• @karissabe Karissa on threads

  And everyone saying that RCS support doesn't matter bc most people (globally) use WhatsApp or other apps, clearly don't have friends and relatives (especially older ones who are adverse to new apps) who use Android.  For some of us, the busted green bubbles are a daily pain point

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads

  Want to bet they'll still use green bubbles? https://9to5mac.com/...

• @tomwarrenuk Tom Warren on threads

  BREAKING: Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024.  Apple made the announcement on the deadline day for appeals to the EU's Digital Markets Act https://www.theverge.com/...

• @rileytestut@mastodon.social @rileytestut@mastodon.social on mastodon

  This smells like a negotiation tactic to me — Apple would rather support RCS than be forced to open up iMessage  —  That being said...Apple's definitely not happy about it 😅 Wild! https://www.theverge.com/...

• @film_girl@mastodon.social Christina Warren on mastodon

  I fully expect Apple to implement the minimum on the RCS spec.  There will still be different colored bubbles.  I do not expect them to adopt the encryption stuff Google did (using Signal's libraries fwiw) or to go out of their way to make RCS anything other than SMS that you are…

• @cpgsaw@mastodon.social @cpgsaw@mastodon.social on mastodon

  Long Live the EU: https://9to5mac.com/...

• @ChanceHMiller@mastodon.social Chance Miller on mastodon

  🚨 HUGE news from Apple: RCS support is coming to iPhone via a software update next year.  —  “We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS,” Apple said in a statement to 9to5Mac.  —  Full story: https://9to5mac.com/.…

• @dead.place Flynn on bluesky

  no way.  googles shitty campaign actually did something (or at least EU regulation did lol).  [embedded post]

• @jeremydstanley.com Jeremy Stanley on bluesky

  green bubbles and blue bubbles living in peaceful harmony.  never thought i'd see the day [embedded post]

• @cachiporra.bsky.social @cachiporra.bsky.social on bluesky

  If I were working on BlastDoor I would simply lay down and die [embedded post]

• @sbisson.com Simon Bisson on bluesky

  I wonder how operators are going to cope with the loss of out-of-region text messaging surcharges.  [embedded post]

• @epro.social Emil Protalinski on bluesky

  Wait, so Google's cringey requests for Apple to adopt RCS worked?  I'm not sure Apple realizes the message that sends (pun not intended) to tech executives everywhere.  [embedded post]

• @addisonryan.bsky.social Addy on bluesky

  yoooo fuck ya blue bubbles we comin [embedded post]

• @getpeid Carl Pei on x

  “The minute that you understand that you can poke life and actually something will, you know if you push in, something will pop out the other side, that you can change it, you can mold it.  That's maybe the most important thing - is to shake off this erroneous notion that life is…

• @lockheimer Hiroshi Lockheimer on x

  Everybody should have secure and modern messaging without worrying what kind of phone they're texting to. So glad to see Apple joining our ongoing work with the GSMA on RCS to make texting better for all! 🙏 https://www.cnn.com/...

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  NEW: Apple says RCS is coming to iOS in '24: “We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS. This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.”

• @getpeid Carl Pei on x

  Great decision! Good for consumers, competition, and innovation. Hats off to the EU, telcos, Google, and most of all to Apple. 🎩

• @gartenberg Michael Gartenberg on x

  There's no reason Apple couldn't adopt RCS and create a “blue bubble” standard. It's only kids and teens that care about blue bubbles, why is Apple fostering divisiveness among families as well as continuing to shame those who simply can't afford an iPhone?

• @maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x

  I want to make something clear to everyone: Apple did not decide to adopt RCS just because of Nothing Chat. It happened to be the last day for plans for the EU's DMA The decisions around adopting standards like this don't happen overnight.

• @gartenberg Michael Gartenberg on x

  @stevesi I could see a scenario where messages supports MMS/RCS and iMessage spins off into an iMessage FaceTime App that is Apple only. Apple might confidant that its users will still use their protocols on their eco system while they technically support RCS.

• @ianzelbo Ian Zelbo on x

  How much you wanna bet RCS bubbles are still gonna be green

• @mike_wuerthele Mike Wuerthele on x

  That was a very quick, and unsurprising, turnaround. It's foolish to think that Apple gives a single damn about what any other company does. It cares about regulation. [image]

• @getpeid Carl Pei on x

  @mrtechsense Yeah while this is great, it doesn't solve the blue bubble vs. green bubble issue

• @phhusson Husson Pierre-Hugues on x

  I love this middle finger to Google. “Messages by Google” is not RCS, and this communication from Apple makes it clear by mentioning the actual RCS standard multiple time. Apple RCS will be standard but not compatible with “Messages by Google”

• @phhusson Husson Pierre-Hugues on x

  Apple calling it “RCS Universal Profile” shows that they want to implement the actual protocol, where SMS are routed by the carrier, unlike “Messages by Google” routing them through Google server under the Patriot Act. (as an European that matters to me)

• @greengart Avi Greengart on x

  Apple adopting RCS in 2024 — before regulators force the issue — is a smart move. I expect that in heavy iPhone markets like the U.S., iMessage will remain predominant, and social pressure among teens for iPhones will be undiminished.

• @ishanagarwal24 Ishan Agarwal on x

  Nothing went through ALL that effort for Nothing Chats to turn Android users into blue bubbles & Apple just announced RCS support to just make it better for green bubbles anyways instead of shutting them down 😭 Literally the most unexpected things this week lol [image]

• @android @android on x

  We believe everyone deserves to communicate inclusively no matter what phone they have. This is one huge step closer to doing that. Excited for Apple to embrace RCS, the modern industry standard, to help make messaging better for everyone. 💚💙 https://www.cnet.com/...

• @ianzelbo Ian Zelbo on x

  While USB-C and RCS are universal wins for users, it worries me how much power the EU has

• @ishanagarwal24 Ishan Agarwal on x

  2023-2024 is really something in the Apple land. - USB-C coming to iPhones with iPhone 15 series. - Messages app supporting RCS alongside iMessage. I wonder if it's the EU pressure or was just gonna happen anyway. #Apple [image]

• @nexusben Ben Schoon on x

  Nothing announced an iMessage app and two days later Apple adopted RCS. Coincidence? Yes, and it's foolish to pretend otherwise. https://9to5google.com/...

• @cugwmui Sachin Tandon on x

  @9to5mac @ChanceHMiller In the last 3 years, the EU has pushed more innovation into Apple than Apple's own engineering team. https://twitter.com/...

• @charlesarthur Charles Arthur on x

  The ends that people will go to not to use WhatsApp or Signal astonish me.

• @gadgetsboy Tomi on x

  Since Apple is supporting things...can they make Airdrop work cross-platform too, thanks #imessage

• @gartenberg Michael Gartenberg on x

  @stevesi Sounds like those are the weasel words. Wouldn't surprise me if there are two separate apps

• @stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x

  @Gartenberg A lot would break. They could have SMS still with Messages and RCS with a separate app. But that would only last a short time because carriers want to move to RCS for everything and position it as SMS+more stuff.

• @mkbhd Marques Brownlee on x

  Apple adding RCS support won't necessarily end green vs blue bubbles. They can still absolutely treat RCS messages differently vs iMessage... BUT it does help with encryption and higher file size support between Android and iPhones 👍🏾

• @benwood Ben Wood on x

  Big news in mobile messaging. Apple adopting RCS & opening up messaging. EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been key factor in this decision. @CCSInsight has repeatedly predicted DMA would drive change in a similar manner to GDPR (and USB-C legislation). https://9to5mac.com/...

• @bradstone Brad Stone on x

  As a stubborn Android owner in a family of iPhone users, this is huge, welcome, totally overdue news: In a major reversal, Apple plans to adopt a technology that will allow smoother text messaging between iPhones and Android devices https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @technology

• @stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x

  What does “alongside” mean? :-) 🟩🟦🟩🟦?? [image]

• @richontech Rich DeMuro on x

  Did @nothing's move yesterday have something to do with this? I'd like to think so... “Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac” https://9to5mac.com/...

• @joannastern Joanna Stern on x

  WOW. Apple says RCS is coming to iOS in 2024. Green bubbles may no longer be the worst! To be clear, iMessage still stays Apple only. “This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.”

• @mkbhd Marques Brownlee on x

  RCS is finally coming to the iPhone 🔵

• @drh2023 @drh2023 on x

  @Techmeme @ChanceHMiller For whatever reason, this doesn't seem like as big a deal as it was 5 years ago. iMessages aren't going anywhere, are still the default, and will still be exclusive to iOS devices.

• @chancehmiller Chance Miller on x

  🚨 HUGE news from Apple: RCS support is coming to iPhone via a software update next year. “We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS,” Apple said in a statement to 9to5Mac. Full story: https://9to5mac.com/...

• @florian4gamers Florian Mueller on x

  Hell freezing over? What makes this even more surprising is that Apple doesn't want iMessage to be subjected to the EU's DMA rules. Apple may have some killer feature(s) coming up that will guarantee strong network effects even with greater RCS-based interoperability. We'll see.

• @thisistechtoday M. Brandon Lee on x

  BREAKING: Holy crap.  Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone next year!  I never thought they'd do this, but it appears that political pressure (the only strategy that I think would have worked), is pushing them to adopt it before they're forced to do other things according to the E…

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  In my list of things I never thought would happen. Apple to support RCS. https://9to5mac.com/...

• r/jailbreak r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• r/pixel_phones r on reddit

  Google will work with Apple on implementing RCS on iPhone

• r/GooglePixel r on reddit

  Google will work with Apple on implementing RCS on iPhone

• r/beeper r on reddit

  Good news for users, bad news for beeper

• r/google r on reddit

  Google will work with Apple on implementing RCS on iPhone

• r/gadgets r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• r/Slovakia r on reddit

  Apple v budúcom roku zavedie rcs správy, ale čo to vlastne znamená pre Slovensko?

• r/google r on reddit

  Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024

• r/LinusTechTips r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• r/technology r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• r/apple r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• r/iphone r on reddit

  Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024

• r/Android r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac

• r/NothingTech r on reddit

  Just after Nothing announces Nothing Chats, Apple announces RCS support.  I guess Nothing did all that work for... nothing.

• r/GoogleMessages r on reddit

  Apple says RCS is coming to iPhone next year

• r/UniversalProfile r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• r/ios r on reddit

  Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  Dang, Apple didn't even give Android users 24 hours of hope that the blue versus green bubble distinction was going away with the support of RCS before crushing the dream.

• @stephenrobles Stephen Robles on x

  Apple trolling every RCS user

• @9to5mac @9to5mac on x

  Apple confirms RCS messages will have green bubbles https://9to5mac.com/... by @ChanceHMiller

• @tomaxwell Thomas Maxwell on x

  @ChanceHMiller phew

• @panzer @panzer on x

  I mean was there a doubt? 🤌

• @joannastern Joanna Stern on x

  Was someone expecting them to change to yellow?

• @mightijamie @mightijamie on x

  @9to5mac @ChanceHMiller That was always obvious. They aren't going to give away their status symbol in the US over some EU laws.

• r/apple r on reddit

  What color bubbles will RCS messages be?  Apple confirms the answer

• r/technology r on reddit

  What color bubbles will RCS messages be?  Here's Apple's answer

• r/Android r on reddit

  Apple confirms RCS messages will have green bubbles