Hmmm. For SMS and MMS only. Would be nice if all incoming phone calls had this. But of course, the loopholes lobbied-for to get that change through would destroy any effectiveness.

#phone #sms #mms #senderid #australia

I've been looking into complaints I've heard about the Google Messages RCS app. RCS of course is the fancy encrypted media-rich blah blah blah alternative to standard RCS text messages. It took years for interoperability between iOS and Android for RCS. But SMS isn't going away anytime in the foreseeable future. RCS needs a data connection to do anything, while SMS will work on virtually every cell network on the planet without a data connection being required. But still there's the big push for RCS, because marketers really, really want to send you masses of enormous media content that way. Oh goodie! In fact, Samsung announced their own SMS app will go away next month and pushes you to Android Messages instead. You won't be surprised to learn that Google's Android Messages app is full of fancy features but currently lacks crucial basic functionality that (for example) Samsung's Messages app has. For example, Android Messages can't tell you WHICH line (which SIM) of a dual-SIM phone any given text message came in on. This is critical information for many users -- the whole point of having dual SIMs is to be able to compartment two lines. That's just a single example -- the app is seriously brain dead in multiple ways when dealing with dual SIM devices. RCS will refuse to work at all if it isn't set to be THE text messages handler on an Android phone. Basically, Android doesn't want more than one app in control of text messaging at a time. The upshot of all this is that many users are foregoing RCS entirely, just not using it, and instead installing apps like Textra which provides highly customizable and advanced handling of conventional SMS and MMS messages, and yeah, users report it even tells ya' which SIM a text message came in on. It's so Google to skip crucial foundational features and concentrate on the fancy stuff instead. That's Google through and through.

#google #sms #mms #rcs #android #textra

Google メッセージ「SIM を切り替える」ベータ展開
https://jetstream.blog/2026/06/04/google-messages-switch-sim-beta-rollout/

#jetstream_blog #Android情報 #Android #Google_メッセージ #MMS #RCS #SMS #ベータ版テスター

Forced to upgrade my Android phone, I have had RCS text messaging forced on me. I make a lot of use of simple SMS gateways so my "needy" apps can give me a "heads up" via a text message using a simple, paid gateway API.

Are there similar gateway servers for RCS?

#rcs #mms #sms

Was war denn daran „Kult?“ Ich habe das nie benutzt, es war immer in den Einstellungen der Mobiltelefone deaktiviert. Wenn mir jemand was schickte, schrieb ich die Personen per E-Mail an und fragte ob sie es anders senden können.

Wer von euch hat MMS mehr als 1-2 mal benutzt?

> Millionen Handys betroffen: Telekom schaltet Kult-Funktion am 30. Juni endgültig ab | NETZWELT
https://www.netzwelt.de/news/254509-millionen-handys-betroffen-telekom-schaltet-kult-funktion-30-juni-endgueltig-ab.html

#mms #abschaltung

Mobilfunkanbieter stellen MMS-Nachrichten ein

Mit Preisen zwischen 39 und 79 Cent pro Nachricht konnte sich die #MMS nicht durchsetzen.

Wenn man Preise aufruft, für die andere Unternehmen eine Postkarte durch die ganze Republik kutschieren, ist das wenig überraschend. RCS ist die Alternative, nicht Signal und WhatsApp.
https://www.golem.de/news/telekom-telefonica-und-1-1-mobilfunkanbieter-stellen-mms-nachrichten-ein-2605-208892.html

Welch ein Wunder, dass sich #MMS überhaupt noch so lange gehalten haben.
Schon Anfang der 2000er fanden alle das Zeug doof und zu teuer.
Gut, dann als ab 30.06.2026 keine MMS mehr 🤷‍♂️

https://www.golem.de/news/telekom-telefonica-und-1-1-mobilfunkanbieter-stellen-mms-nachrichten-ein-2605-208892.html

Haken dran – das Social-Media-Update der c't: DIE DA OBEN! 😡 (mit Florian #Gregorzyk

00:00:00 - Hallo Flo! 00:02:00 - Interview mit Angela #Merkel 00:06:00 - Recap #republica 00:10:45 - Elon Musks gegen #OpenAI 00:15:25 - US-Schulbezirke verklagen #SocialMedia Giganten wegen psychischer #Gesundheit 00:19:20 - Metas will Klagen nicht außergerichtlich regeln 00:23:00 - #Meta großer Shift: 7.000 Mitarbeiter in KI-Positionen versetzt 00:25:00 - Digitale #Souveränität in #Europa 00:27:50 - Elon Musks 420 Dollar-Deal 00:31:00 - Friedrich #Merz bei #Katholikentag 00:44:00 - Gesellschaftlicher Konsens für Social-Media-Verbot für #Kinder 00:46:00 - Das Ende der #MMS 00:49:00 - Funktionen und Emotionen

Webseite der Episode:
https://hakendran.podigee.io/578-die-da-oben-mit-florian-gregorzyk

Mediendatei:
https://audio.podigee-cdn.net/2498532-m-32000dc59ce19e70375afefc401a8cb1.mp3?source=feed

@hakendran