Google Pokes Fun at Apple Again Over SMS Messaging Limitations in New Ad

Google takes another jab at Apple in new "iPager" ad criticizing SMS messaging between iPhones and Android phones.
Ad highlights vulnerabilities and interoperability issues with non-encrypted SMS texts between operating systems.
Google pushing Apple to adopt RCS, which brings more features and end-to-end encryption.
Apple unlikely to budge despite Google's pressure over the years through snarky ads and comments.
Interoperability issues between iOS and Android persist, to the annoyance of consumers.

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