Bri Guy to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.orgEnglish • 9 months agoAny FOSS alternatives for Google Messages that support RCS?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareAny FOSS alternatives for Google Messages that support RCS?Bri Guy to Free and Open Source Software@beehaw.orgEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Was curious if there were FOSS solutions since I really would like to avoid using anything Google related
minus-squarebedroomslinkfedilink7•9 months agoThat’s like… both iPhone and Android are vender-locked.
minus-square@enki@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•9 months agoNo, Apple can begin supporting RCS and play nice with other phones (not just Android) using a modern, encrypted, and open messaging platform. But they choose to fall back to SMS intentionally in order to market their devices as superior.
That’s like… both iPhone and Android are vender-locked.
No, Apple can begin supporting RCS and play nice with other phones (not just Android) using a modern, encrypted, and open messaging platform. But they choose to fall back to SMS intentionally in order to market their devices as superior.