Mobyle
ULTIMATE Member
Users don't have to be "into RCS" or know what RCS is.
RCS is meant to be a modern SMS/MMS replacement. Not supporting it makes as much sense as not supporting something like VoLTE. You want it to be there, even if most of your calls are done via apps. The user doesn't need to know about it.
Regarding the iMessages stuff, 2 years ago I got into an argument with my brother because they were planning to do something at school and because almost everyone had iPhones, they decided to create a group on iMessages where they were sharing ideas, pictures, etc. There were 3 or 4 without iPhones, so I thought that was wrong.
Having RCS would allow iPhone users to do the same thing on the same app without forcing anyone to pay to send images or feel excluded. I don't know why, but eventually the discussion moved to Snapchat... By the way, this happened with kids doing sixth form somewhere on the outskirts of London, not the US.
I tried RCS and switched it off again because it isn't supported yet by many carriers and when supported my messages never made it across even when it was the same carrier. At least I know SMS works. RCS depends on every carrier implementing it reliably and we all know how well they do that when some of them don't even have VoLTE, WiFi Calling, or even reliable service in some towns. It will never replace iMessage and WhatsApp and is too little too late.
























