Nemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 天前RCS update adds end-to-end encryption, Google and Apple confirm support9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1152
arrow-up1152external-linkRCS update adds end-to-end encryption, Google and Apple confirm support9to5google.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 天前message-square22fedilink
minus-squarebonus_crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 天前I should hope signal adds sms support back with this.
minus-squareMatty_r@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 天前Logically that makes sense, as they removed SMS support due to some people not realising that using SMS was not secure/encrypted.
minus-squarewhite_nrdy@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 天前Why would it make sense? Currently on Android, RCS isn’t a system level thing like SMS is. So Signal won’t easily be able to pull it in. Unless they implement their own implementation of RCS and the Universal Profile.
minus-squareMatty_r@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 天前Didn’t say it would be easy, just that it would make sense if they wanted to add it back in if it supported encryption
I should hope signal adds sms support back with this.
Logically that makes sense, as they removed SMS support due to some people not realising that using SMS was not secure/encrypted.
Why would it make sense? Currently on Android, RCS isn’t a system level thing like SMS is. So Signal won’t easily be able to pull it in. Unless they implement their own implementation of RCS and the Universal Profile.
Didn’t say it would be easy, just that it would make sense if they wanted to add it back in if it supported encryption