Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users

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  1. TextSecure

    A private messenger for Android.

    Only Messages was allowed to support it. At the time it was written, for example, it was years after the Signal developers had asked for basic RCS support (2015) and given up on Google relenting and allowing it in 2018.

    https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/4837

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  3. rcsjta

    RCS-e stack for Android with GSMA API

    There have been dozens, called anything from Message+ to Joyn. Most seem to be shutting down, though, because nobody used RCS since its inception from somewhere around 2009 and renewed interest in launching RCS services around 2012.

    There are a few implementations on Github. https://github.com/android-rcs/rcsjta seems to be the most complete but uses an older version of the spec. https://github.com/Hirohumi/rust-rcs-client is a modern implementation.

    The spec is here: https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/technologies/netwo... if you're looking to implement it yourself.

  4. rust-rcs-client

    A simple, workable RCS client library.

    There have been dozens, called anything from Message+ to Joyn. Most seem to be shutting down, though, because nobody used RCS since its inception from somewhere around 2009 and renewed interest in launching RCS services around 2012.

    There are a few implementations on Github. https://github.com/android-rcs/rcsjta seems to be the most complete but uses an older version of the spec. https://github.com/Hirohumi/rust-rcs-client is a modern implementation.

    The spec is here: https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/technologies/netwo... if you're looking to implement it yourself.

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