Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?= Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,uk.telecom.mobile Subject: Re: Carriers are only slowly adapting to iOS 18 beta RCS integration Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:22:38 +0200 Organization: Camembert Normand au Lait Cru Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:22:38 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="2242517"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:115.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/115.12.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:ONmInB8U9CGkk6iI8ivXgd2bQLo= Content-Language: de-CH, en-GB X-User-ID: eJwFwYcBwDAIA7CXkjAM5zDq/0+oZOLXB+rmajSeQmi8TkQvcqRQ3K9JK78nZasZOK6JecwfJZERfA== In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2603 Lines: 32 Am 25.06.24 um 09:33 schrieb Harry S Robins: > https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/24/ios-18-rcs-iphone-beta/ > > No signs of RCS were seen in the first beta of iOS 18 released earlier this > month. However, the second beta of iOS 18 released on Monday added a new > RCS toggle in the Settings app, at least for some users. This has made beta > testers wonder why some of them aren't seeing the toggle, or even why the > feature isn't working despite the toggle being turned on. > > Well, we now have the answer. > > As seen by 9to5Mac in the iOS 18 beta 2 code, RCS support on the iPhone > relies on Apple working with carrier partners to get them to update their > bundles shipped with iOS. Right now, only a few carriers (such as AT&T and > T-Mobile in the US) have updated their carrier bundles to support RCS on > the iPhone. > > Of course, there's still time for more carriers to work on enabling RCS > support on the iPhone by September, when iOS 18 will be available to the > public. But at the same time, this means that most beta users probably > won't be able to test the new feature. There is no reasonable scenario where iPhone users need RCS. I have it on my Pixel 7 with the provider Salt here in Switzerland and I seriously have the impression Apple is just implementing it to get rid of the endless Google-jammering. RCS is security-wise even not second rate and just a nightmare. -- "Manus manum lavat."