Google Messages moves RCS ‘provided by’ status in settings
A small change to Google Messages settings moves where you can find who’s providing your Rich Communication Services (RCS).
A small change to Google Messages settings moves where you can find who’s providing your Rich Communication Services (RCS).
The Android website has added a new landing page for Google Messages that talks about the first-party messaging experience, while…
In recent weeks, Android users with rooted or bootloader unlocked phones have found that RCS in Google Messages does not…
Following AT&T and T-Mobile in 2023, Verizon is switching to Google’s Jibe platform for RCS on its Android phones.
Since launch, Google Messages has not allowed RCS on more than one phone number, but the app is now adding…
Just got a new Android smartphone for the holidays? If it’s your first one, it could be a little intimidating,…
There are now over 1 billion monthly active users with RCS enabled in Messages, and Google is celebrating by adding…
RCS is available to every Android user at this point, but that hasn’t ended the messaging headaches that come from…
Starting today, Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in group chats for Messages users enrolled in the beta program.
Google is rolling out a handful of new features for Messages today to make the core experience more convenient, like…
In Google Messages, you can send reactions to received messages with a selection of emoji, no matter who texted you….
After critical comments on Saturday, Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer is back with some “thoughts and clarifications” on RCS and iMessage.
Today at Google I/O 2022, Google confirmed that over 500 million people are actively using RCS messaging and took the…
Messaging has always been a tough point for Android phones compared to iPhones simply because iMessage is, put simply, very…
From 2022, Verizon will begin preloading Google Messages as the default SMS and RCS messaging app on all Android phones…
Google and AT&T announced today that the carrier would be using the Messages app and Rich Communicate Services (RCS) on…
In the midst of Hurricane Ida, I’ve found that RCS is not ready to be depended upon, while Google Messages…
This has been a big week for Rich Communicator Services with the four largest U.S. carriers announcing (a Google-less) plan…
Google has recently begun making progress toward bringing reactions to RCS, or at least their version of RCS in the…
Last October, a trick to enable RCS in the Messages app on any Android phone emerged. Google today announced that…
A hack that enabled Rich Communication Services on any Android phone and carrier emerged last weekend. According to reports over…
Last month, a method was discovered to force enable RCS/Chat messaging on almost any Android phone with the Google Messages…
Earlier this year, Google took over the RCS rollout from carriers in the UK, France, and Mexico. With no market…
RCS messaging is finally coming to Android smartphones in the United States after a trial in some other countries. If…