Android: Nothing Chats will permit customers to ship ‘iMessages’ from Android

Nothing is about to turn out to be the primary Android model to supply Apple’s iMessage-like options accessible completely on iPhones. The London-based smartphone maker has launched a brand new messaging platform referred to as Nothing Chats that will probably be accessible for Nothing Telephone (2) customers. The Nothing Chats app will probably be initially launched for the Nothing Telephone (2).
Compared, different iMessage shoppers on Android have at all times been developed by third events and are usually not distributed by the model itself.
Nothing Chats: Availability
Nothing Chats app will probably be accessible to Nothing Telephone (2) customers within the US, UK, and the EU beginning November 17. Nonetheless, the corporate didn’t point out when this app will turn out to be accessible for the older Nothing Telephone (1). Nothing additionally didn’t make clear if it is planning to construct this app into the system straight. Since that is an official providing from Nothing, customers received’t be capable to obtain the app from the Play Retailer.
What’s Nothing Chats and the way will it work
The Carl Pei-led firm explains: “Nothing Chats is an app developed in partnership with Sunbird, which lets you message different customers by way of blue bubbles. We’re at present in a Beta part, which implies extra options and enhancements are coming down the road. Keep within the loop by signing up for updates.”

Nothing additionally famous that customers might want to log into their respective Apple IDs to arrange this app with iMessage. The corporate additionally talked about that chats on this platform will retain their end-to-end encryption and can align with Sunbird’s privateness coverage.

The corporate has additionally shared a video on YouTube the place Nothing CEO and co-founder Carl Pei explains the options of the upcoming app. On this video, Pei outlined that at launch Nothing Chats will help each particular person chats and group messages together with typing indicators, full-size media sharing and voice notes. Nonetheless, learn receipts, message reactions, and message replies won’t be accessible at launch and will probably be “coming quickly.”

Other than iMessage, Nothing Chats will even help Google’s RCS interoperability requirements for Telephone (2) fashions.