cross-posted from !googlepixel@lemdro.id
If the qr code options stays then its absolutely a positive, but RCS is already a (very frustratingly) closed ecosystem: locking certain features behind an account would just kinda suck, since google messages (or I think maybe Samsung messages also) is the only way to use RCS presently
That’s literally not this. This is for accessing on tablets and computers via the web app.
Yes, I know. I’d like to have access to that feature without having to use my google account
Unrelated, this is for accessing via messages.google.com if you want to dwgoogle don’t use GOOGLE messages.
Google Messages replaced the AOSP SMS app, and is the only app that provides support for E2EE RCS and standard RCS if your carrier has not provided their own.
It’s also one of the few mainstream mesaaging apps that won’t have a hissy fit about being installed on a rooted device
Edit: Ah, my point got lost. There is no other app on Android that will let you do RCS mesaaging from a desktop.
It’s the only app that has RCS. I don’t use it, but I think it’s kind of terrible that Google has a monopoly on the format.