cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22376773
To use Google messages you must sign in to one of your google accounts, even though that was not a requirement until today that I know of or was aware of.
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Yes, you own your phone. No, you don’t have to log in to use the app.
You have to log in / create a free account to use all the features. There are plenty of free alternatives if you don’t want to utilize all the features of this free app.
You really don’t, though. At least not if you consider having full (root) access to your device as a requirement for owning it (I do).
Google blocks any rooted device from using RCS through the Play Integrity checks. Moreso, if you use any of the Play Integrity fixes, Google constantly updating their blacklist with the known spoofed fingerprints. So you basically have to play cat and mouse and update your device fingerprints every few weeks. Otherwise, RCS will appear to be working (the only indicator you have is that in the settings it says ‘Connected’) but if you try to send a message, it will fail and ask if you want to fallback to SMS. If someone tries to RCS message you, the message just gets eaten by the system.
TL;DR is that if you want to use RCS, you have to use a device in a configuration that’s “blessed” by Google which means you cannot fully own it.
I mean, that’s great, no? You don’t have to use an account and on top of that you don’t get that ai bs.
Oh more of this spam. Christ Lemmy is a mess.
