Google RCS Chat arrives in France and wants to revolutionize SMS

oogle has announced the deployment of RCS Chat, its enriched instant messaging service for all Android users, this month in France and the United Kingdom. A protocol led to take the place of SMS. The RCS: the new generation SMS In recent years, Google has supported the deployment of the RCS protocol: Rich Communication Services, accepted as the standard expected to replace SMS worldwide by most telecommunication operators. The SCR would allow the development of universally compatible instant messaging that would provide enhanced conversation features such as contact synchronization, groups, video calling or HD document sharing in the manner of iMessage and would not use the SMS package but that of data (or WIFI). Messaging: a key issue for Google The RCS protocol was theoretically already active on Android but the enriched messaging remained largely dysfunctional because of the slow adaptation of the operators to each model of telephone. Running on Android, or with an operator compatible with the RCS protocol, did not guarantee the functioning of the service for the user. A file from the site The Verge reveals that to remedy what was becoming a real cacophony, Google will provide the service directly via its application Chat on all Rajput Status vediostatus.com Hindi | Royal Rajput Status | Rajputana Status In English | Rajput Attitude Status | Rajput Love Status | Rajput ShayariAndroid phones, regardless of operators this month in France and the United Kingdom. A major change in strategy that will see Android, as the service will become widespread in the year, directly compete with Apple in the field of private messaging. The RCS protocol should therefore be available shortly to Android users, regardless of their operator, when they open their Chat email application. If they opt for the RCS application, a "Chat" icon will activate if their recipient uses it too. For this recognition of the RCS protocol between the users, Google has made the choice of a single request sent directly via the app Chat, each connection from one phone to another. It is precisely this model that allows Google to override conventional operators, but it also means that Chat is dependent on a phone number, which prohibits use on multiple devices as does iMessage. Rajput Status vediostatus.com Hindi | Royal Rajput Status | Rajputana Status In English | Rajput Attitude Status | Rajput Love Status | Rajput Shayari Apple has (unsurprisingly) not demonstrated a willingness to provide service on its devices. Partial confidentiality of data The default end-to-end encryption of communications is not included in the RCS protocol, which appears as a size defect since iMessage and the WhatsApp and Signal apps already provide it. The encryption will be only partial during the transit of the message, that is to say that the provider of the internet network used for the connection would be able to read the message and transmit it if the authorities require it. Google ensures that it will erase the content of messages from its servers as soon as they are received by the user's phone, the heavy documents, potentially remain captive for longer servers, until download by all recipients. The same goes for metadata: the number and the identifier of the phone, the version of the app used, the operator, the schedules can be stored temporarily. The servers used will not be the sole property of Google. Indeed, the RCS protocol is an international standard and not a private service, this new messaging system should eventually rely on the cumulative capabilities of ISPs unlike Apple, which centralizes the credentials of its users in a network. only database. A new abuse of dominant position? The Android operating system is used on 75% of smartphones, if it were to replace texting, the application would be a competitive competitive advantage for Google or a new abuse of dominance in the eyes of regulators. It is therefore not excluded that the European Rajput Status vediostatus.com Hindi | Royal Rajput Status | Rajputana Status In English | Rajput Attitude Status | Rajput Love Status | Rajput ShayariCommission reacts to this intrusion by a warning or a fine against Google as it has done in the past. The choice of France and the United Kingdom is in this respect probably a test on behalf of the company for the users as much as for the regulators. To limit its grip on instant messaging and a risk of conviction, Google continues to encourage operators and manufacturers to accelerate the adoption of the SCN protocol natively. In any case, this deployment is a major change in the world of telephony and messaging.