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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by stuartd on Saturday April 27, 2024 @04:10PM (#40183045)
It's not the only difference, at least where I live - I have to significantly reduce image sizes to send them to Android users..
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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by simonh on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:25PM (#40183700)
Which is a limitation of the messaging protocol. Apple has announced they will add support for RCS this year, which should address these issues.
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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by Teever on Saturday April 27, 2024 @05:46PM (#40183861)
And why are they adding RCS?

Because the EU is starting to regulate them so theyve stopped dragging their ass on this.

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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by throw0101c on Saturday April 27, 2024 @07:06PM (#40184406)
> Because the EU is starting to regulate them so theyve stopped dragging their ass on this.

Or it's China mandating RCS to be able to acquire '5G certification':

* CN: https://www.miit.gov.cn/gzcy/yjzj/art/2023/art_2d5a7969581b4...

* EN: https://old.reddit.com/r/UniversalProfile/comments/153rrwl/c...

> China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom yesterday (8 April) released a 5G messaging white paper outlining their commitment to mandate all compatible handsets sold in the country support Rich Communication Services (RCS).

* https://www.gsma.com/futurenetworks/latest-news/china-operat...

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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by zer00eyz on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:08PM (#40184040)
Because RCS has reached the point where it should be taken seriously.

The bulk of apples iPhone business is on US carriers. Who, on a good day, are in the Stone Age.

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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by bigstrat2003 on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:39PM (#40184230)
If you think that Apple supporting RCS has to do with the tech and not with regulatory pressure, I have a bridge in Arizona to sell you.
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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by alternatex on Saturday April 27, 2024 @10:01PM (#40185386)
RCS reached that point by being dragged there by Google.
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Re:The walls of Apple's garden are tumbling down by selectodude on Saturday April 27, 2024 @06:10PM (#40184048)
It was actually China.
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