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cross-posted from: https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/[email protected]/t/26889

Google just announced that all RCS conversations in Messages are now fully end-to-end encrypted, even in group chats. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is replacing traditional text and picture messaging, providing you with more dynamic and secure features. With RCS enabled, you can share high-res photos and videos, see typing indicators for your...

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The fuck is google messages? Is this what replaced hangouts?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Hilarious assumption, but nope. It’s just the default sms app on google phones.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Google Chat replaced hangouts and is not E2E.

Google Messages is the Android default SMS App, at least on Pixel phones. It is Android's best equivalent to "iMessage"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the default SMS application on Pixel devices.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)