RCS & encryption haven’t fixed the green bubble problem

May 16, 2026

Sometimes a clever marketing trick or feature highlight can lead to deeply rooted societal divides. What started as a way to show users that they were not using iMessage and potentially being nickeled and dimed for each SMS is now, annoyingly, a kind of status symbol. The simple act of texting has become a divisive and sometimes irritating aspect of using a smartphone.Read More

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