Nov 20, 2023 15:00:00

Apple supports RCS, but it is likely to leave messages from Android in green speech bubbles that are difficult to read

Apple has

announced the adoption of RCS, a message sending and receiving standard that includes file transfer and read notification functions. However, the iPhonedisplays SMS from Android in green speech bubbles that are difficult to read , and it has been pointed out that RCS may also use green speech bubbles in the same way.

What color bubbles will RCS messages be? Here's Apple's answer - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/16/apple-confirms-rcs-messages-will-have-green-bubbles/

'RCS' is a standard promoted by Google, the standard bearer of the Android camp, since 2007, and while SMS is limited to 'sending and receiving messages', it has the ability to notify file transfers and read messages. However, Apple has not supported RCS for a long time, and there have been complaints that it is not possible to send photos etc. to Android users from Apple's genuine messaging app ``iMessage''.

Tim Cook, who was accused of not being able to properly send messages to his mother who has an Android smartphone, jokes, ``Buy your mother an iPhone'' - GIGAZINE

However, it was finally announced that Apple will adopt RCS from 2024.

Apple announces that it will adopt RCS from 2024, making it possible to send and receive text message read notifications and high-resolution photos and videos between iPhone and Android - GIGAZINE

I would like to say that this long-standing problem has finally been resolved, but the news site 9to5mac points out that the ``blue/green speech bubble debate'' will continue.

Android uses different shades of blue in the message bubbles for both SMS and RCS. But with Apple, iMessage is a blue bubble and SMS is a green bubble. It has been pointed out that white text on a green background is difficult to read, and that Apple may be intentionally making it difficult to read, but it is expected that green will continue to be used in RCS.

It has been pointed out that Apple is implementing a design that makes messages from Android users uncomfortable by ``daringly'' making them green - GIGAZINE

Although there is a possibility that Apple will reconsider its color scheme in the future, 9to5mac points out that adopting RCS does not mean that Apple will open up iMessage.

In addition, Nothing, which is known for its uniquely designed smartphones, has released a chat app ``Nothing Chats'' that turns into a blue speech bubble in iMessage on Android, but it has been removed from the app store due to security issues.

``Nothing Chats'', which allows you to use iMessage functions with a blue speech bubble on Android, will be removed from Google Play - GIGAZINE