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Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps... like Apple’s own iMessage.

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[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I personally had a very bad experience with signal and I don't think I'll be using it again. Also now that they cut SMS support I think they only way I'd use it again is if an overwhelming amount of people start using it.

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why was your experience bad? Did you sign up for it when Elon Musk encouraged people to use it? Back then, so many people signed up that their servers were just overloaded. That's to be expected with a user growth rate of 400% in one week. I've been relying on Signal for all of my communications for a year and a half now and I haven't ever experienced any issues.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I signed up very early and it was based on an episode of All About Android on TWiT. Messages just weren't going through. Mine out and others in to me. There was an emergency and someone really needed to get ahold of me and I didn't get the message. After that I dropped signal.

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh, that's unfortunate. I understand why you dropped it after that experience. I can only tell you that they have massively improved and the experience is great now.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

If it gets immensely popular I'd definitely consider using it again. Without SMS as a backup it isn't very useful. I converted a few people over to it initially and after that incident we all left. I'm not really interested in playing evangelist again.