1 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: Android devices finally get their own I message I'm rich 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: jamiro this is rich on tech. Daily texting on an 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: iPhone is a complete joy. You can see when messages 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: are delivered, when they're read, and you can even send 5 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: large pictures and videos with ease. Now, I might not 6 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: agree with how I message hijacks your phone number to 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: do all this, but it works for millions of people 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: and they love it. I'm like Android, where texting is 9 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: a total mess case in point, you have no idea 10 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: if your messages are ever delivered or seen. Pictures are 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: sent as tiny attachments, and don't even start with videos. 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: They look so bad on the other end, you might 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: as well have taken them on a phone in the nineties. Now, 14 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: Google says it has finally figured things out with a 15 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: new service called Chat. And before you say no way, 16 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: I am not signing up for yet another Google messaging 17 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: app or a new service, the good news is you 18 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: don't have to. That's because Chat is not a new app. 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: It's a new set of texting standards that carriers around 20 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: the world are now finally agreeing to think of it 21 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: as texting two point zero. Chat is the friendly consumer 22 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: facing household name but on the back end, it's really 23 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: OURCS or rich Communication services. Google has been talking it 24 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: up for years, but it seems like they finally got 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: the support of major carriers here in the US, including 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: AT and T, Verizon, Sprint, and T Mobile, plus dozens 27 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: around the world. Now The Verge has the full, long 28 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: and exclusive story, but basically, Google is going to pause 29 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: work on its other chat app called Alo to go 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: all in on support for Chat on Android phones, specifically 31 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: with an app called Android Messages. Chat is going to 32 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: let you see when people read your texts and when 33 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: they're typing back. Plus you can group text with ease 34 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: and send full resolution pictures and videos. There is one 35 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,559 Speaker 1: big change. All of your messages will now be sent 36 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: using data instead of your text messaging allowance, So if 37 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: you send a giant video, it's going to use up 38 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: your data. Hopefully apps will have resolution options for when 39 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: it comes to sending pictures and videos, and if someone 40 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: on the other end does not have support yet for Chat, 41 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: your message will just default back to the typical SMS. 42 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: One thing Chat will not have is end to end encryption. 43 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: A lot of people are talking about this online. This 44 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: means that someone could theoretically intercept your messages and see 45 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: what you're sending or receiving. But today's SMS doesn't offer 46 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: that protection either. I Message does. That's why people are 47 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,399 Speaker 1: talking about it, but again that's a proprietary system. Chat 48 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: will be available to any wireless carrier around the world, 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: and I have a feeling once this ball gets rolling, 50 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: it's going to be a pretty quick pickup because terrible 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: texting is one of the big disadvantages of Android versus iPhone. 52 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: And think about it. These carriers and these networks, they 53 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: want to sell phones, and they don't want to just 54 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: sell iPhones, they want to sell all phones. So the 55 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: question remains, will Chat work with iPhones? So far, Apple 56 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: is not saying but there's really no technical reason why 57 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: they couldn't add the functionality to their phones. But there 58 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,399 Speaker 1: are a lot of reasons why Apple might not want 59 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: to get on board I Message, which is a major 60 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: lock in feature for iPhone users. Once they get used 61 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: to it, it works everywhere on their iPad, on their iPhone, 62 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: on their Mac computer, it's really tough for them to 63 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: give this service up. So when is this magic gonna happen? 64 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: Google says hopefully this year. Keep in mind. Google has 65 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 1: been talking about RCS for a while now, but now 66 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: that all these agreements are in place and they did 67 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: this big interview with the Verge, it's just a matter 68 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: of time before the switches are flipped. Sprint already has 69 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: support for the service between two compatible Android phones. T 70 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: Mobile promises support in the second quarter of this year, 71 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: but Verizon and AT and T haven't really given a 72 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: solid timeline at first. The main app to support all 73 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: this rich texting functionality will be Android Messages, but apparently 74 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: Samsung's messaging app will also have support, and there will 75 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: be a desktop version of the apps. You can finally 76 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: send and receive text from your computer without a lot 77 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: of workarounds. It is unclear if third party apps like 78 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: my current favorite, which is called Pulse SMS, will be 79 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: able to handle the new rich functionality. But finally, it 80 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: is about time an modern texting experience gets in the 81 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: hands of all cell phone users, not just iPhone folks. 82 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for listening. If you like the show, 83 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: please leave a review. I'm Rich Jamiy. You can find 84 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: links to everything I mentioned here. Just go to richon 85 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: tech dot tv. I'll talk to you real soon.