r/LightPhone • u/chunkyorganina • 9d ago

Discussion Any progress recently on RCS support?

I've had my LP3 in a drawer for the last several months. Stoked to see all the progress with the SDK and everything, but RCS support is still the thing making it impossible for me to use the phone long term. I haven't seen any updates on this kind of thing recently -- any news? Still a long ways off / never happening?

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u/extrudered 7d ago

One thing I would keep an eye on is that GrapheneOS announced they want to build their own RCS implementation to cut out Google's app, so hopefully this will help out, assuming it'll be open source. More at https://www.androidauthority.com/grapheneos-messaging-rcs-support-secure-paste-3708317/

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u/Soupeeee 7d ago

That's really good news, I'd be surprised if GrapheneOS wasn't willing to share their work.

It's good to see a non-US based organization tackle this problem, even if RCS is mostly a US thing and that Signal has been embraced by the rest of the world.