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    From Nick Cine@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 19 17:01:28 2024
    XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

    Apple's decision to introduce RCS support to iMessage sometime in 2024
    wasn't caused by pressure from Europe, according to a new report.

    To answer why Apple changed its stance on RCS, Gruber cannot say with certainty, but after months of online whispers, he declares Apple's hand
    "was effectively forced" by China.

    Gruber points out that Chinese carriers have supported RCS for years, to
    the level that the Chinese government started in 2023 to codify into law
    that new 5G devices would require RCS support to be certified in the
    country.

    Though Apple is thought to prefer to ignore RCS so it doesn't have to deal
    with new non-E2EE protocols or new carrier-controlled protocols, the
    control of China's government comes into play and forces changes, the
    report concludes.

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/02/19/apples-new-rcs-stance-may-have-been-forced-by-china

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to Nick Cine on Tue Feb 20 10:22:48 2024
    XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone

    On 2024-02-19 19:01, Nick Cine wrote:
    Apple's decision to introduce RCS support to iMessage sometime in 2024
    wasn't caused by pressure from Europe, according to a new report.

    To answer why Apple changed its stance on RCS, Gruber cannot say with certainty, but after months of online whispers, he declares Apple's hand
    "was effectively forced" by China.

    Gruber points out that Chinese carriers have supported RCS for years, to
    the level that the Chinese government started in 2023 to codify into law
    that new 5G devices would require RCS support to be certified in the
    country.

    Though Apple is thought to prefer to ignore RCS so it doesn't have to deal with new non-E2EE protocols or new carrier-controlled protocols, the
    control of China's government comes into play and forces changes, the
    report concludes.

    https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/02/19/apples-new-rcs-stance-may-have-been-forced-by-china

    Good article.

    Despite China being a government nightmare for encryption, Apple seem to
    want RCS to impelment E2EE. Perhaps in Chinese phones it will be disabled.


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