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diego_sandoval 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging wi...

Where (and why) is that?

I'm from Chile, and the last time I sent an SMS (or heard of anyone sending an SMS) must have been like 12 years ago.

Ever since then, everyone has used Whatsapp or Telegram instead.

lxgr 3 months ago | [–]

Probably the US. SMS, MMS, and now RCS are still ubiquitous there – and only there, as far as I know.

hashworks 3 months ago | | [–]

If you decline to use WhatsApp you need to use SMS for a lot of contacts in Germany. Or RCS since the latest iOS update.

sincerely 3 months ago | [–]

in NA, SMS is still dominant. Eu+Sa+india use whatsapp, china/japan have their own apps

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