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    1 year ago

    No, anyone cannot. That’s why I said it wasn’t really open. 3rd party android apps can’t use RCS. I would need to use Google’s Messages app.

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      1 year ago

      No. I’m sorry. You can’t just say it and make it true. Please show me how Google owns RCS or prevents other developers from implementing it within their own apps.

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        I don’t have the technical knowledge to explain how what works, but there are no FOSS or 3rd party RCS apps for a reason and you can find various posts on social media from devs trying to implement or even reverse engineer RCS and failing