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into supporting Rich Communication Services which is a messaging platform for Android that includes many of the same features that iMessage delivers to iPhone users such as longer messages, high-quality photos and videos, read receipts, typing indicator, end-to-end encryption, and more. Like iMessage, once a non-RCS user joins a group chat, all of these features go away.
The reason why Apple has turned a deaf ear toward Google's requests so far is that the Cupertino tech giant believes that iMessage remains a huge selling point for the iPhone and adding RCS support might reduce the appeal of Apple's messaging app reducing iPhone sales. So it's clear that the only way Apple will support RCS is if it is forced to by regulators.
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