SMS, sometimes referred to as a short messaging service, turns 30 today. In order to make group conversations safer to use, Google stated that its Messages app would soon feature end-to-end encryption for this purpose. For a few years now, this capability has been accessible for private talks.
End-to-end encryption, however, is only accessible to group chat users who have signed up for the beta program. Therefore, you must participate in the beta program in order to test it. For additional information about the beta version of Google Message, click this page.
Google also intends to soon integrate emoji reactions for RCS (Rich Communication Services) in its Messages app, in addition to end-to-end encryption in group conversations.
Google also made fun of Apple for not implementing RCS on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of SMS. The statement read, “Except Apple, all major cell carriers and manufacturers have implemented RCS.” Apple’s messaging is still stuck in the 1990s since it uses SMS to interact with users of Android smartphones.
Several months ago, the Mountain View-based search engine business began the #GetTheMessage campaign, which urged Apple to use RCS. CEO Tim Cook has stated that he would like to convert Android customers to iPhones, but the Cupertino-based tech company has been quite persistent and uncompromising in its position.
Simply get your mother an iPhone, he said.
It remains to be seen how the “green vs. blue bubble” debate plays out and how long it will take Apple to change its mind and implement RCS.
End-to-end encryption for Google Messages is now only accessible in the beta version, so it will be some time before it becomes available to the general public. Emoji responses for RCS will likely debut concurrently.