Description
The Verge's Dieter Bohn dives into the messy past and uncertain future of Rich Communication Services, or RCS, a new texting standard that Google had been pushing for Android users.
Guests include:
Sanaz Ahari, Senior Director of Communications Products at Google
Ron Amadeo, reviews editor at Ars Technica
Relevant links:
RCS: What it is and why you might want it
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard
A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps
Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS in Android Messages beta
SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone
Produced by Andru Marino, Liam James, and Dieter Bohn
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