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submitted 1 year ago by hop@rabbitea.rs to c/technology@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://kbin.projectsegfau.lt/m/tech@kbin.social/t/26889

Google just announced that all RCS conversations in Messages are now fully end-to-end encrypted, even in group chats. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is replacing traditional text and picture messaging, providing you with more dynamic and secure features. With RCS enabled, you can share high-res photos and videos, see typing indicators for your...

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[-] EyesEyesBaby@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

As an Apple owner I hope Apple will implement this too. I live in a country where everybody communicates through WhatsApp unfortunately.

[-] Ape550@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

What do you mean? iMessage is fully end to end encrypted.

As far as google messages RCS goes, that’s googles proprietary version of RCS.

[-] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

iMessage is not fully E2E encrypted unless you have advanced data protection turned on. If you don’t, the keys to your conversations still rest on Apple’s servers.

[-] Starmina@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I don’t think it’s true as long as you don’t make iCloud Backups

[-] feifei@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

This is the correct answer.

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