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What stands out to me about this is that Apple have stated specifically that they will implement the RCS Universal Profile. It means that if/when compatibility issues arise, which they probably will, Apple can turn around and say that they implemented it as per the spec and can point the finger right back at their competitors.
That’s literally how standards are supposed to work. Nothing tricky about it.
The tricky part is that GSMA has no interest in broad implementation of RCS, much less encryption.
Source? I don’t see the GSMA wouldn’t agree to add features two of the biggest implementors