Aug 13, 2022 09:00:00

Google criticizes Apple's 'iMessage' that converts Android's chat into a mystery

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Short message service (SMS)' is widely used as a means of sending messages to people who only know the phone number. In recent years, correspondence to ' Rich Communication Service (RCS)' which added file transfer function and read notification function to SMS is progressing, but Apple's genuine message application 'iMessage' still does not support RCS , the functionality is limited when interacting with non-iMessage systems. In order to throw a stone into this situation, Google has released a website criticizing Apple's RCS non-compliance.

It's time for Apple to fix texting.
https://www.android.com/get-the-message/

iMessage, Apple's genuine message app, runs on Apple's own system, and when exchanging between iMessages, it functions as a highly functional chat app that supports sending images and voices. However, when communicating with an Android device, it automatically switches to SMS or MMS communication, making read confirmation and file transfer impossible.

RCS, which has been developed as a successor system to SMS, supports file transfer and read notification, and can realize a highly functional chat experience between devices and applications that support RCS. However, since iMessage does not support RCS, the function deteriorates when communicating with other than iMessage as described above. Google claims that Apple's lack of support for RCS causes the following phenomena when communicating with systems other than iMessage, impairing user convenience.

・The size of the received image becomes extremely small, and the content cannot be determined.
・Unable to correctly participate in group chats using the RCS mechanism.
・ Sending and receiving messages may not go well in a Wi-Fi environment.
・Communication is not encrypted
・In iMessage, messages are displayed in 'white characters on a green background' when communicating with SMS or MMS, but the visibility of this display format is low.
・I can't receive read notifications or 'writing message' notifications

Google points out that Apple needs to support RCS in order to improve communication between iMessage and Android, and post an opinion on SNS with the hashtag ``#GetTheMessage'' to convey an improvement request to Apple. I am calling you to