Does anyone know if current Pixel/Samsung hardwarewill support this??

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    Bro I just want a public RCS API. That’s literally the only feature I want in Android 14.

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      Never happening for all of Google’s talk of blaming Apple for not supporting RCS. They don’t fully support it at least by allowing 3rd party clients.

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    Wait, so this will allow phones with supported hardware to SMS and calls anywhere in the world, even in the middle of nowhere with no cellular coverage?

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      Sounds like they’re trying to parity match what iOS is doing now with emergency situations

      I doubt they’re gonna let you use it willy-nilly.

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        The one android phone with it currently (CAT S75) does let you use it for anything, but it requires an additional subscription.

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          I believe it’s SMS and SOS only through the messenger app. You have to subscribe through the app during signup for a a certain number of messages during subscription.

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        If they don’t ‘let’ you use it ‘willy nilly’, someone can make a fork of Android that does, as Android is open source.

        • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
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          I don’t see why not. Satellite phones exist (they’re illegal to carry into countries like India though) and they can call and SMS from just about anywhere in the world. If the restrictions are satellite-side, they definitely won’t.

          I suspect you’ll be paying normal rates for satellite SMS if they do restrict you and you figure a way around it. Going by this random Google search result, a satellite SMS is rated like 0.6 minutes. With a minute price of about $1.30 per minute, that would be about $0.78 per SMS.

          I bet you could use it anywhere, but you wouldn’t carry a conversation over it.

    • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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      Yes and it’ll likely be expensive, but it can very much save lives. When you’re very remote and need to tell someone your location, or you need help, that’s where it really shines. From what I hear too, it’s not exactly fast either so probably not for real time texting or chatting willy nilly.

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        afaik both the t-mobile/starlink deal and the apple version of this are equilivent of 3g. So likely you’re not gonna want to browse the internet or anything. But if you’re a sailor at sea this could be a great way to be able to text. Or if you’re in am emergancy you’ll be able to call for help.

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      There is already a bluetooth device you can purchase that works with most any smartphone - it allows you to subscribe to a text messaging service which uses satellite communication (only a few messages per month if I recall correctly). I forget the brand but it hit the market like a year ago.

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    Does anyone know if current Pixel/Samsung hardwarewill support this??

    It doesn’t seem like they’ve said one way or the other (unless I missed something). It would be nice if it did but if I’m being honest I’m guessing no. If only new phones will have it then it will push more people to continue their yearly/bi-yearly upgrade cycle.

    I refuse to “upgrade” until they put the aux port back. Still rocking my 4a 5G, it’s great AND has an aux port tyvm.

    • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
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      Sony still makes phones with 3.5mm jacks. The Xperia 1 V, their latest model as far as I can tell, still boasts a normal 3.5mm port. I believe Sony’s DACs are well-regarded as well!

      The fact that thing is IP65/68 rated proves that either other manufacturers are lying when they claim they can’t do headphone jacks because of water resistance, or their engineers are inferior to Sony’s.

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          I’m sad that my phone broke a few months before it was released, especially since the prices were around the same!

          Though, I’m happy with my 512gb 1IV that I got sooner than the 256gb 1V :) Congrats!

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        Yeah, but that’s a headphone jack, so there is a DAC somewhere in the phone. The traditional 3.5 mm AUX port is meant to have no DAC behind it and is made to directly plug into an amplifier, I believe you and OP are talking about 2 different things.

        • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
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          A 3.5mm port needs a digital-to-analog-converter (DAC). You can’t stream digital data over an audio port unless you use something like HDMI or TOSLink. You can’t feed that signal to a normal amplifier!

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            A 3.5 mm AUX port on a digital only output device would need a DAC , thought I usualy only see a 3.5 mm headphone jack on those devices, rarely a 3.5 mm AUX port). Analogue capable devices sometimes had two 3.5 mm ports for ages, one for headphones using an internal amplifier (often pretty bad)and one to plug directly into an amplifier called the 3.5mm AUX. Sound wasn’t preamplified before the 3.5 mm AUX plug. That caused many people to confuse 3.5 mm AUX and 3.5 mm headphone jacks and wonder why the sound was barely within hearing range. I beleive OP got confused in the nomenclature.

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        You see that Radicalized@lemmy.one?? I’ve got options!

        I’d love to keep the clean OS experience of the Pixel but I may have to go with Sony on my next phone. This one should last for another two or three years though.

        • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl
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          Check out videos like these, the Xperia UI is actually quite close to the Pixel UI. Their phones are very underrated in my opinion. Sony doesn’t maintain their Android updates for long, though (three years after release), which really sucks.

          Then again, buy the right phone and you can flash Sailfish on it to be just that little bit different!

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          I’m on an Xperia 1 III for the same reason. It’s been a fantastic phone, and I’m only now realizing how old it’s gotten by noticing they’re up to V.

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        Sure but the rating means nothing. Phones still get water damaged and if they do are not covered by warranty. Just makes it harder to water damage.

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      Why would you not be super excited for this?

      This literally extends coverage to the entire world. Movies will have to come up with a another excuse then - oh I have no signal.

      When you’re hiking that trail in the middle of nowhere and you slip and break your leg you can just point your phone to the sky and get help.

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      Perhaps you were being sarcastic, but I’m very excited about this feature. I often visit rural areas, and if I got a flat I would love my phone to be useful for letting family know what’s going on.

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        Same although that’s why I got a Garmin InReach already but those are a lot of $ plus there is a subscription cost and all.