• carrylex@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Ok so RCS is basically WhatsApp/Signal but Google(+Carriers) but retarded:

    • The client software is propiertary and screws you over when you e.g. root your phone
    • They finally realized that E2EE exists - 10 years after everyone else implemented it
    • You can’t view the docs unless you’re a Google Partner
    • The protocol seems to be a mess
    • You need a mobile data connection for it to work (sometimes not)
    • Knowbody knows how the server software works or can be hosted, everything is “Google Jibe” or needs to connect to it to work
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      16 hours ago

      whatsApp […] But retarded

      Huh? That’s literally a Meta platform… Doesn’t get much worse than that. I’d sooner just use SMS

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        8 hours ago

        AFAIK this is SMS… Well, they are using RCS to hijack it. So you start SMS conversation and if both parties have it enabled or will switch to their protocol. Kind of what iMessage does.

        Yeah, I keep RCS disabled on my phone and preferably would replace it with another app, but didn’t know a good alternative.

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        17 hours ago

        What messaging service works without a data connection?

        mobile data connection.

        As opposed to wifi or the pigeons you linked.

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      16 hours ago
      • GOS will code a proprietary client, like Whatsapp? I doubt…
      • It’s E2E with 3 ends, the 3rd one being Meta, like Whatsapp?
      • There is no doc available, like Whatsapp?
      • The server is as closed as one can be like Whatsapp?

      Frankly, if one actor gets in RCS and gives me confidence it’s going to be secure and respect our privacy as much as can be, it’s GOS.
      RCS might be below some other standards, but phone messaging is still a thing. GOS is not about idealistic massive adoption of Signal, it’s about what’s needed in the day-to-day life, but with privacy and security.