Leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showM to Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle is blocking RCS on rooted Android deviceswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up163cross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.id
arrow-up163external-linkGoogle is blocking RCS on rooted Android deviceswww.theverge.comLeo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showM to Linux and Tech News@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemmy.worldandroid@lemdro.id
minus-squareIDew@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoDo people even use it? As soon as I say that Google owned this I got rid of it while debloating someone else’s phone
minus-squareStrit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.showlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 months agoMany people use it. Regular android users have it enabled in their “Messages” app. But most rooted devices likely does not use RCS.
minus-squareIDew@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoWeird, I’ve not seen anyone I know use it in the past
minus-squareChewy@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoI guess it’s similar to how people use iMessage because it’s the pre-installed messaging app. Both fall back to of SMS/MMS if the other party isn’t using the same closed ecosystem. I.e. Google’s proprietary end-to-end encryption or iMessage.
minus-squareBigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI use it. I enabled RCS as the primary protocol since too many time critical SMS messages got too delayed. Just as a matter of curiosity, how do you get rid of RCS specifically?
minus-squarebrlemworld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoGo into Google Messages settings and disable the setting.
Do people even use it? As soon as I say that Google owned this I got rid of it while debloating someone else’s phone
Many people use it. Regular android users have it enabled in their “Messages” app. But most rooted devices likely does not use RCS.
Weird, I’ve not seen anyone I know use it in the past
I guess it’s similar to how people use iMessage because it’s the pre-installed messaging app. Both fall back to of SMS/MMS if the other party isn’t using the same closed ecosystem. I.e. Google’s proprietary end-to-end encryption or iMessage.
That makes sense.
I use it. I enabled RCS as the primary protocol since too many time critical SMS messages got too delayed.
Just as a matter of curiosity, how do you get rid of RCS specifically?
Go into Google Messages settings and disable the setting.