But on the Android side of the fence, itsSamsungthats needed some prodding.
But the lack of support from Samsung has been one of the biggest hurdles for the standard to overcome.
Technically, Samsungs own messaging appdoessupport RCS, but whether or not it actually works depends on your carrier.
Besides, you know, getting people to use its services.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
And though the iPhone definitely dominates the US market, Samsung sitting at #2 isnt too shabby either.
Its no surprise Apple has been reluctant to support the technology so far.
But Id argue that ignoring RCS has only worked for Apple becauseAndroid-to-Androidtexting has never exactly been good either.
After all, most of the people I know either have an iPhone or a Samsung machine.
Samsungs backing could very well be the inflection point RCS needed.
In other words, RCS is all but guaranteed to become the norm within the next few years.
Apples lack of support for RCS didnt used to be a big deal.
It simply wasnt widespread enough, even among Android phones.
Dont get me wrong; I dont expect Apple to announce support for RCS soon.
I would be surprised if it happened this year.
We may never get iMessage on Android, but I finally have hope well get the next best thing.
