MessageZip is about to compete with WhatsApp and Apple’s service iMessages

For a very long time, Google has been growing the Messages app to compete with WhatsApp and Apple’s service iMessages.

Now, a brand new growth has been made on this regard in Google Messages and the change of messages between Android units is being protected by end-to-end encryption by default. Earlier, the encryption function was accessible on Google Messages however customers needed to flip it on themselves, however now it would work by default.

Nobody will have the ability to see messages despatched in group chats or one-on-one chats between Android units, the corporate mentioned in a weblog submit. Remember that messaging providers like WhatsApp, Sign, Telegram and iMessage have had this function for a very long time.

However the change of messages between iPhone and Android with Google Messages is not going to be protected by end-to-end encryption. It’s because Apple makes use of iMessages because the default messaging app, which isn’t accessible for Android units.

Notice that Google is utilizing the Messages app to exchange SMS and MMS with the brand new messaging protocol Wealthy Communication Companies (RCS) normal.

SMS is a 160-character service that has been round for many years, however right this moment’s telephones are extra highly effective and customers demand extra options, and that is what has led to the success of WhatsApp and different messaging apps.

It’s doable to ship media recordsdata in RCS whereas different superior messaging options are additionally accessible to customers. RCS was first launched by Google within the UK and France in 2019 following which rolled out within the US.

The service is now accessible in lots of nations around the globe (in case your cell operator helps it), and in Could 2022, Google reported that greater than 500 million customers have been utilizing RCS.