Stefano Marinelli@blendit.bsd.cafe to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down111cross-posted to: technews@blendit.bsd.cafe
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkApple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024www.theverge.comStefano Marinelli@blendit.bsd.cafe to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@blendit.bsd.cafe
minus-squareunalivejoylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 year agoThey can already look at your texts when using SMS/MMS, which is what the messages app uses when chatting with non-imessage users. SMS is known to be insecure.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down21·1 year ago‘The’ messages app? You know you can install any SMS app you want and don’t have to (and really shouldn’t) keep any Google app on your phone?
minus-squareburkybang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoThe person you’re replying to is talking about the Messages app on iPhone.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 year agoOh, I see. I thought they were referring to the Google messages app as the ‘messages’ app.
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoSMS, the entire protocol, is not secure. It doesn’t matter what app you’re downloading.
They can already look at your texts when using SMS/MMS, which is what the messages app uses when chatting with non-imessage users. SMS is known to be insecure.
‘The’ messages app? You know you can install any SMS app you want and don’t have to (and really shouldn’t) keep any Google app on your phone?
The person you’re replying to is talking about the Messages app on iPhone.
Oh, I see. I thought they were referring to the Google messages app as the ‘messages’ app.
SMS, the entire protocol, is not secure. It doesn’t matter what app you’re downloading.