Thinking about building a messaging app with RCS — would this actually be useful to you?

Hi Everyone,

I have an idea for a messaging app and I'm interested in getting feedback from the community on it before proceeding.

The things that bother me about Google messages are that it's slow, laggy and overall not very responsive, especially on lower-end hardware. I want to have something that is fast and responsive UI/UX without sacrificing functionality where i can message using internet & SMS/MMS capabilities.

The main idea is to create a messaging app that does not feel laggy/slow (Google Messages especially). So performance on older/lower end devices while still having RCS is something I want to see.

Other features I am considering are end to end encryption for RCS conversations that are between devices that support it, a clean UI without ads or other bloat.

This is basically the idea i have and i have some questions for community as well:

1. Do you know of a messaging app that does RCS properly, or is this still an issue?

2. Does Google Messages feel laggy/slow to you, or is it just me?

3. Are there any features that you feel deal breakers if they aren't present?

I am interested in hearing what anyone has to say, even if it's just to say "The idea is bad and why".

I am just curious if it's a thing people are interested in.

Thank You