Or just ignore it altogether. Why bother implementing RCS if you can already ensure Android phones can talk with whatever protocol you want and iPhones will probably only support SMS and iMessage anyway.
What value does it really add to customers? The value to Google is it’s a protocol they don’t have to maintain and an excuse to ignore encryption.
This is a valid point. By backing/pushing RCS, Google doesn't have to maintain the infrastructure (servers, protocol, etc) to support messaging as this would be on the carriers.
What value does it really add to customers? The value to Google is it’s a protocol they don’t have to maintain and an excuse to ignore encryption.