It looks as though Google Messages is getting real-time location sharing very soon, and there's a tweak to group chats too.

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Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

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Apple is once again releasing expanded RCS features with its latest iOS beta update, but there's no telling when it will be widely available.