Rich Communications Service Support (RCS), which is a communication style, in the background, the development of SMS system, It has already been announced that it will reach iOS 18. These were years of discussion, requests, and even provocations to Apple by Google and Samsung to adopt RCS and unify communications between iOS and Android equipment. Technology that Android systems have been used since 2018.
GSMA was the mediator between telecom operators and smart phone manufacturers to find a common point New specifications have been announced today for RCS, which now includes a comprehensive encryption based on the MLS safety layer on the protocol protocolLE -se no communication.
The new procedures guarantee that messages, as well as the other content, such as files, remain secret and safe when sharing them between the device. “This means that RCS will be the first large -scale messenger service to support E2EE operating between customer applications from various suppliers“This has been explained. Technology will be strengthened with safety features such as a yes approval to increase privacy, as well as protection for plans, fraud and other threats.
S. The RCS correspondent system will continue to support the features between iOS and Android equipment, including group messages, and sharing high -resolution imagesSigns of reading messages and writing indicators. Apple confirmed that it will support the encryption of RCS messages in iOS, iPados, MacOS and Watchos in future operating system updates.
This was an important step for RCS, because so farThe encryption only works for exchange between the same Android or iOS ecosystem. The new update crosses operating systems.
