It’s an open specification, though Google started it, and Apple is going to be contributing to the organization that oversees it. Specifically they said they want to add support for end to end encryption… So they are already steering the spec in new directions.
https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/16/apple-rcs-coming-to-iphone/
Checkmate! This is great news 😁
Is it? RCS can only be used the way Google wants it to be used, as far as I understand it. Which doesn’t do much for the consumer.
It’s an open specification, though Google started it, and Apple is going to be contributing to the organization that oversees it. Specifically they said they want to add support for end to end encryption… So they are already steering the spec in new directions.