cross-posted from: https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/tech@kbin.social/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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The fuck is google messages? Is this what replaced hangouts?

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It’s the default SMS application on Pixel devices.

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

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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”

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