Google Messages' sent text editing feature has now begun rolling out to beta users, indicating that stable rollout is around the corner.

Google Messages’ sent text editing feature has now begun rolling out to beta users, indicating that stable rollout is around the corner.

  • @[email protected]English
    6•2 months ago

    The feature only appears if both devices in the conversation have it.

    I always thought of SMS as a bit like regular mail. (i.e. the message handed to the network with some addressing label with no feedback for the sender)

    But this implies that there is some kind if handshake occurring between the devices, how does it really work?

    • @[email protected]English
      7•2 months ago

      The edit would be part of the RCS layer I assume same way read receipts and typing indicators work.

      • ChewyEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        Or they do it like their e2e-encryption: proprietary extensions to RCS without any compatibility with other RCS apps (not that there’s any, given it’s necessary to partner with Google to do so).

    • @[email protected]English
      4•2 months ago

      No handshake needed. Just send an “edit” command for any modification. Or did I forget something ?