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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Carriers are only slowly adapting to iOS 18 beta RCS integration
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:59:59 +0100
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David Wade wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
>
>> I refuse to use Messenger/WhatsApp
> 
> Then you will be left out in the cold. 

I recognise that's a consequence of my dislike of all things Meta

>> they've never heard of Signal/Telegram.
> 
> Even if they had you are about as likely to get them to change as the 
> Pope is to marry his boyfriend.

Again, I wouldn't try to persuade them.

> I have never heard of RCS and have no intention of enabling it....

You may find Google have enabled it for you ...

<https://9to5google.com/2023/08/08/google-messages-rcs-default>

I had previously disabled it, so they didn't enable it for me, but I 
have enabled it, it shows me when I'm texting another user who also has 
it enabled, so it's "discoverable" ...