Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 11:55:13 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 20:55:13 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="790cd3862da191afc565528a27af80b4"; logging-data="489023"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX199XW9SindX4TPgeGapdhUCrDLvFR7dnoo=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:R3AMoDkNpwVFY7T4JZ+i9273FFE= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-CA Bytes: 1827 On 2024-07-07 11:51, s|b wrote: > On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 09:23:50 -0700, Alan wrote: > >> ANY MESSAGING APP is going to require some kind of login, Arlen. >> >> How else can it possibly know which messages are going to go to which >> recipient. > > How about telephone number. RCS can be used in the default Android SMS > (text) app, but both recipients need to support it. I tried it once with > my brother. No login needed. > You think a telephone number isn't equivalent to a login?