Starting on November 17, Nothing Chats will begin rolling out iMessage for users of Nothing Phone (2) via the Play Store in the US, the UK, and the EU.
The British consumer electronics company Nothing has announced that its flagship Android device, the Nothing Phone (2), will soon be able to use the Nothing Chats app, which supports iMessage chats. The software was created in collaboration with Sunbird, which also has an app that is compatible with iMessage.
“Nothing is the first mobile startup to take on one of the main issues that users of iOS and Android have trouble with. Nothing stated on its website that “Blue bubbles let you message other phone users directly from your Nothing phone using Nothing Chats, powered by Sunbird.”
In addition to iMessage functions like voice notes, full-resolution media sharing, and live type indicators, the Nothing conversations app will now support RCS messaging. Although the firm has stated that read receipts, message reactions, and answers will not be available at launch, they will be in the upcoming months.
There was no mention of requiring users to sign in with their Apple IDs in order to set up the chat app with iMessage. It further stated that for privacy, the conversations will be end-to-end encrypted.
November 17 in the US, the UK, and the EU. The company has acknowledged that the software is currently in the testing stage. In the upcoming months, it is expected to appear on additional Nothing devices and in other countries, including India.
In a recent letter to the European Commission, Google and other European telecom firms requested that the iMessage service be classified as a “core platform service” for the purposes of the EU’s recently passed Digital Markets Act (DMA). Google has been critical of Apple on multiple occasions for not implementing RCS, which enables cross-platform messaging functionality. At the moment, iMessage can only be used within the Apple ecosystem; it cannot be used to share voice notes, high-resolution media, or other types of content with other platforms.