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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I’ve lost track of all the messaging apps they had:

  • Hangouts
  • Chat
  • Gmail Chat
  • Google+
  • Voice

I’m sure I’m forgetting a few.

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Allo

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Duo

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begging they bring back whisperSHOUT from Allo to Google Messages :(

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that was awesome

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Google Talk

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There’s also Duo, which turned into Meet. it’s basically Google Facetime.

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Google Talk was the name before it became Gmail Chat

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Hangouts was so close to perfect before they blew it all up.

Now I’m using a mix of Chat and Voice and it’s terrible for everyone. Voice doesn’t even support RCS from what I can tell, and all my messages with iPhone users are full of reactions. It’s so annoying. I’ve had the same Google Voice number for over a decade, why is this so frustrating?

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Voice is soooo frustrating. It had so much promise! But they haven’t added anything to it in what 5 years? Maybe longer

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tbh I don’t know that I would remind anyone at Google that Voice exists, I think that’s just about the only thing that is keeping it alive.

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They also killed YouTube DMs

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Duo (videocalling app)

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