Toronto’s Drake himself released his seventh studio album, “Honestly, Nevermind” over the weekend, and the album’s third track, “Texts Go Green,” is already a talk show.
The track and its title refer to what happens when an iPhone user blocks someone from contacting them via iMessage, and the blocked person’s messages pass as green SMS bubbles.
Google’s marketing team quickly jumped on the bandwagon and released a video “explaining the unofficial letter”, which was tweeted by Android’s official Twitter account.
#TextsGoGreen impacted us differently, so we had to release this video explaining the unofficial letter #GetTheMessage 💚😏 pic.twitter.com/dPxt9yZjCG
– Android (@Android) June 18, 2022
In the video explaining the letter, Google takes photos of Apple showing the most common problem of the green versus blue bubble when Android and iOS users connect via SMS, and how Apple should adopt RCS (Rich Communication Services) , which Apple would have considered in 2019..
“The Android team thinks Drake’s new song ‘Texts Go Green’ is crazy. It refers to the phenomenon when an iPhone user crashes. Or tries to send text messages to someone who doesn’t have an iPhone. Anyway, at least I didn’t go down without explaining myself first. text messages are safer. Just saying ‘. Great track though. “
Google wants Apple removed from color-coded iMessage, where the message is shown in blue if sent to an Apple device and green if sent to a blocked number or Android phone. Google has historically called on Apple about the disparity, while a report from The Wall Street Journal earlier this year spoke of how “teens fear the green text bubble” and the dominance of the iPhone among young northern users. Americans.
Check out the track below:
According to Google, if Apple adopts RCS, cross-device messaging will be more secure and faster for users. RCS allows users to send and receive high-quality photos and videos, including reading receipts, typing indicators, and feedback. iMessage also includes all of these features, but only when you send text messages to someone who also has an Apple device, a disparity that Google wants to eliminate.
Image Credit: Apple
Via: 9to5Google