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Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps... like Apple’s own iMessage.

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 1 year ago (89 children)

Unless the EU makes them, they're not adopting rcs. I could see them putting out an imessage app for Android though. Probably ad supported to make the experience extra shitty for us. They'd quickly own the messaging market, at least in the US.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since not even iPhone users in Europe use iMessage I highly doubt anyone would use it outside the US.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel Europe is a lot more diverse than you think. In Norway, which have a fairly high percentage of iPhone users, iMessage is the most used - or at least I don’t know anyone who doesn’t use it by default.

A few friends chat are on Messenger or Snapchat. Signal / Telegram / WhatsApp etc are extremely rare.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And also as a Norwegian I don't know a single person that uses iMessage.

Everyone I know are using Facebook messenger, Snapchat or WhatsApp.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well but I’ll guess most of those you know use Android while most of who I know use iPhone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mostly iPhones actually, they do use a lot of facetime to be fair, but almost all chatting is Facebook messenger

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