Google Messages marks 1 billion RCS users with Photomoji

Scrollone , 7 months ago

It’s easy when you force it down the throat of all users. I’d like to see the numbers if it was opt-in instead of opt-out…

GingeyBook OP , 7 months ago

IMO it’s good that they’re forcing it through messages.

It appears they are sticking with it and it’s working

southsamurai , 7 months ago

Nah, if they had allowed other developers access to it, that would have been good, and it wouldn’t have been forced.

As it is, they’re forcing the entire thing into their apps and services only, unless you’re samsung.

These inflated figures are bullshit

GingeyBook OP , 7 months ago

I agree that opening up an RCS API would be great but I don’t think that’s what the original comment was getting at

And even if there was an API that 3rd party apps could hook into, I don’t think that would skew the numbers in any meaningful way.

With something as important as messaging, average consumers (at least in the US) are just going to stick with whichever chat app comes on their phone. They aren’t going to reach out and search for anything else. That’s how we got to this point in the first place and why iMessage is so ubiquitous

danhakimi , 7 months ago

I agree that opening up an RCS API would be great but I don’t think that’s what the original comment was getting at

I think the original comment was implying that nobody, anywhere, would be using a locked-down Google-controlled messaging client in 2023 if it wasn't preinstalled on their phones as the main messaging app. This little reaction gimmick doesn't mean anything towards the end of freeing people from backwards-ass proprietary messaging services that don't respect our damn privacy or freedom, it's just another monopoloid trap.

southsamurai , 7 months ago

That’s exactly what I was getting at :)