[Update: Nope] Android Q may deliver RCS support to third-party apps, finally simplifying things at least a bit for consumers

Update  1 : 2019/02/22 12:25pm PST Based on a later commit spotted by 9to5Google, Android Q will not end up landing with RCS support for t...

• Update 1: 2019/02/22 12:25pm PST
  Based on a later commit spotted by 9to5Google, Android Q will not end up landing with RCS support for third-party apps. The description attached to the commit states: Hide RcsMessageStore APIs This feature

RCS has taken years to gain widespread network support, and we're still suffering through carrier interoperability issues. The current landscape is nothing if not entirely overcomplicated to navigate, especially for consumers. But the subject may become a bit simpler once Android Q rolls around, as pile of new RCS-specific APIs has popped up in AOSP, presumably bound for the next Android release.

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