Google Messages adding Android RCS Archival on Pixel for businesses
For businesses and other enterprise environments, Google Messages today announced Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones.
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This is how Google Fi’s new Web Calls and RCS system works, rolling out now
Back in October, Google said Fi Wireless would “update web calls and messages.” This works by introducing a new Google…
Google Messages testing RCS’ new MLS encryption, Details page redesign
Back in March, cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS was announced, and Google Messages is beginning to test the new…
Google says 1 billion RCS messages are sent daily in the US following iPhone adoption
After a years-long wait, Apple finally added RCS messaging support to the iPhone last year, and that’s resulted in over…
Google Fi subscribers on iPhone finally have RCS with iOS 18.4
With the launch of iOS 18.4 today, Google Fi subscribers can finally enable RCS (Rich Communication Services) on the iPhone.
Apple expands RCS support on iPhone to more carriers, Google Fi still waiting
Apple finally brought RCS support to the iPhone this year, but the company has to manually approve each carrier that…
Recap: New Google Messages and RCS features launched in 2024
The biggest moment for Google Messages in 2024 was when the iPhone gained RCS support with iOS 18 in September….
RCS update adds end-to-end encryption, Google and Apple confirm support
One of the downsides of RCS messaging for a while was a lack of support for end-to-end encryption but, now,…
Samsung touts RCS after fully embracing Google Messages [Video]
RCS has been a long journey, but with Apple finally adopting the standard in its latest iOS update, messaging is…
Google gently pushes Apple to adopt RCS by pointing out the poor security of SMS fallback
Messaging has always been a tough point for Android phones compared to iPhones simply because iMessage is, put simply, very…
Android Q may open RCS messaging to third-party app developers via new APIs
With last year’s announcement of the “Chat” initiative, it became clear that Google would be working to make RCS the best…
Nope, T-Mobile isn’t rolling out support for Google’s RCS offering in Messenger
Yesterday, several publications across the web reported that T-Mobile — which launched its own RCS platform in the form of “Advanced Messaging” all the…
Google fully rolls out RCS in the US with Messages and Carrier Services update
Earlier this week, we spotted how Rich Communication Services became enabled stateside following a Carrier Services update. Google today announced…
Google says RCS chat is fully rolled out in UK and France, more countries soon
As we wait for Google’s RCS chat initiative to continue its rollout in more countries, Google has confirmed this weekend…
Google’s progress w/ RCS ‘hasn’t been sufficient’ as rollout prepares to ramp up
RCS has been in the works for a few years now, but it’s still not available for the majority of…
PSA: If you manually enabled RCS, you’ll be migrated automatically soon
Last month, a method was discovered to force enable RCS/Chat messaging on almost any Android phone with the Google Messages…
Google officially rolling out RCS Chat in the US through Messages app
Earlier this year, Google took over the RCS rollout from carriers in the UK, France, and Mexico. With no market…
[Update: Back for most] Messages trick for enabling RCS breaks on some Android phones
A hack that enabled Rich Communication Services on any Android phone and carrier emerged last weekend. According to reports over…
Apple is taking credit for Google adding iMessage reactions on Android
Before Google’s “Get The Message” campaign in August, Android’s Messages app was updated with iMessage reactions at the start of…
Google Messages makes it easy to deregister your phone number from RCS
RCS is the next big step in improving messaging on Android, but there will be some people who just don’t…
Vodafone is shutting off RCS messaging this week, pushes customers to Google Messages
Vodafone is pulling the plug on its own RCS implementation in the coming days, with an alert to customers going…
Google commits to RCS, the SMS successor, and acquires Jibe to prove it
Google has today announced that it is acquiring Jibe Mobile, a team that’s now getting on board to help Google…
Google should go viral with a real iPager, and what actually gets RCS on the iPhone
Before Google started “Get The Message,” its campaign to pressure Apple on RCS for the iPhone played out in press…
Google exec gives harshest rebuke yet of iMessage lock-in effect in push for RCS on iOS
Hiroshi Lockheimer oversees all of Google’s operating systems as Senior Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems. In recent years, he…