[1/2]An Android mascot is seen in entrance of a displayed emblem of Apple on this picture illustration taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Might 5, 2015. Image taken on Might 5. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photograph Purchase Licensing Rights
Nov 16 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) mentioned it plans to undertake a messaging customary subsequent yr that may permit for a smoother texting expertise between iPhones and Android units.
The corporate had been resisting the Wealthy Communication Providers (RCS) customary for greater than a yr, with Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and others pushing for the iPhone maker to undertake the know-how.
Apple mentioned the brand new know-how would work alongside iMessage and provide higher interoperability than SMS or MMS.
RCS, thought-about an business customary for messaging, permits customers to ship and obtain high-quality photographs and movies, chat over WiFi or mobile information and know when messages had been learn, amongst different options.
Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Shilpi Majumdar and Devika Syamnath
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