Not only does i. Message just work out of the box without any additional setup required, but it also works in every country. Comparatively, Google has only enabled RCS chat features in the Google Messages app for people in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.
Where RCS (specifically Google Messages) limits you to Google Pay, i. Message gives you the choice of using Apple Pay, Cash App, Venmo, and even Google Pay.
, i Messages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another i, phone, i, pad, i Pod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles. To turn i. Message on or off, go to Settings > Messages. If you aren’t using i. Message, you can use SMS/MMS.
Can I send RCS messages on my phone?
In short, whether your carrier supports it or not, you can send RCS messages courtesy of Google’s app. Short of bypassing the carriers entirely, this is basically the ideal solution.
Is iMessage safe to use?
, apple’s i Message service uses secure end-to-end encryption. This ensures only you and the person you’re talking to can see your messages. But there’s a big privacy hole in i. Message, and it’s named i, and cloud.
Another frequently asked question is “Are imessages secure?”.
The importance of security shouldn’t be downplayed, but in the context of text messaging, i. Message continues to be more secure than SMS. As users, we are left trying to find the right balance of convenience and security., i Message offers the security of encrypting messaging, but sacrifices some security with the convenience of transparent encryption.
If you’re on an i. Phone and texting to someone who also has an i. Phone, your messages are already going to be secure thanks to the encryption keys Apple already keeps in i, and message.
Another common inquiry is “How secure is iMessage compared to WhatsApp and signal?”.
The two platforms operate different security: Apple’s i. Message is end-to-end encrypted, and while there’s less public information on this than with WhatsApp or Signal, it is secure. Google does not— it only encrypts between the device and its server, not end-to-end, although it’s reportedly working to address this.
Will Apple ever support RCS on iPhones?
Although Apple was reportedly “in discussions” to support RCS last year, there hasn’t been any news on the subject since then. And until i. Phones support it, messages between Android and i. OS devices will still fall back to ancient SMS.