Smartphone Required 📲 (digital exclusion of people without smartphones)

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SMS 2.0 (RCS) only available exclusively to Google patrons -- at least in my area. (fedia.io)

submitted 2 years ago by ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io to c/smartphone_required@lemmy.sdf.org

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RCS seems to be replacing email-SMS gateways. RCS is supposedly an open standard, but apparently if you do not have Android 8.1 or newer, you cannot use RCS to send an SMS in Belgium.

In principle, iiuc, you should be able to use a desktop app or browser to send an RCS msg. But for some reason it’s a shitshow.

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[–] Vickieodge@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@Doodle Jump RCS has potential, but its limitations, like requiring Android 8.1+ and poor integration with desktop apps, make adoption frustrating. It needs better accessibility and cross-platform support to truly replace email-SMS gateways.

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