San Francisco, November 17: Apple has announced to support the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard on iPhones, used by most Android devices, in later 2024. In a statement to 9to5Mac, the tech giant said that RCS will offer better interoperability for cross-platform messages.

슬롯사이트œLater next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS,슬롯사이트� an Apple spokesperson was quoted as saying. This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users, said the company.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천TikTok Bans Osama Bin Laden's 'Letter to America' After It Goes Viral; Investigating How It Reached the Platform.

Apple슬롯사이트™s decision came amid pressure from regulators, like European Union슬롯사이트™s Digital Markets Act (DMA), and competitors like Google and Samsung. RCS brings iMessage-style features to cross-platform texts. The iPhone adopting RCS could enable support for encryption, read receipts, typing indicators, high-res images and videos while sending texts between iPhone and Android devices.

Apple will let users share locations in text threads and RCS messages will be green, like SMS messages. However, Apple is not opening up iMessage to other platforms but instead replace SMS and MMS and 슬롯사이트œexist separately from iMessage when available.슬롯사이트� In September, the European Commission opened up an investigation into iMessage to determine whether it should be considered a 슬롯사이트œcore platform service.슬롯사이트�슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Elon Musk Replaced by John Kerry As Speaker at APEC CEO Summit 2023 in Last-Minute Program Change.

Apple argued iMessage isn슬롯사이트™t popular enough in Europe for the rules to apply. Google and Samsung have been pushing for Apple to add support for RCS. 슬롯사이트œEverybody should have secure and modern messaging without worrying what kind of phone they슬롯사이트™re texting to. So glad to see Apple joining our ongoing work with the GSMA on RCS to make texting better for all,슬롯사이트� ,슬롯사이트� Google SVP of platforms and ecosystems, Hiroshi Lockheimer, posted on X.

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