Google is continuing on with its crusade to convince Apple to adopt the RCS messaging standard, publishing a new “it’s time for RCS” blog post. Promoted heavily by Google, RCS or Rich Communication Services is a messaging standard that is designed to replace the current SMS messaging standard. It provides support for higher resolution photos […]
Read MoreEmojis are a fun way to react to someone’s message without typing those sentences. You can send a thumbs-up to appreciate something or send an open-mouth emoji to react to something shocking. As of now, Google Messages allows you to only use seven emojis: thumbs up/down, smiling face with heart-eyes, face with tears of joy, […]
Read MoreThe Google Messages app has been offering end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for one-on-one chats that are carried over RCS (Rich Communication Services) for the past two years. However, the same security isn’t available for group chats. Google had announced that E2EE will be available in RCS group chats “later this year,” but there’s no update on […]
Read MoreGoogle is trying really hard to make RCS, an iMessage alternative for Android users, mainstream. It has added plenty of RCS-related features to the Google Messages app so far to make the service more convenient to use and to bring RCS in line with other popular messaging apps in terms of features. In its latest […]
Read MoreApple has no intentions of ending the blue-green chat bubble war, which means that Android and iOS smartphone users alike will continue to have a sub-optimal messaging experience whenever they communicate cross-platform via SMS. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently had a conversation with Kara Swisher, Jony Ive, and Laurene Powell Jobs at Code Conference. When […]
Read MoreThe discourse over messaging between Android and iOS users has been going on for years now and the green vs blue bubble debacle recently reached new peaks. Google launched an advertising campaign to get Apple to adopt the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard, but it seems that will not happen any time soon as far […]
Read MoreIn the recent year or so, discussions about the whole green bubble versus blue bubble debacle have intensified. The discussion is that iPhone users who send and receive messages from Android users do not get a nice experience. This Thursday, @Android Tweeted about a new campaign for Apple to #GetTheMessage about RCS. I had to […]
Read MoreGoogle kicked off a new “Get The Message” public campaign yesterday, attempting to pressurize Apple into adopting the RCS communication protocol for smoother messaging between Android smartphones and iPhones. RCS is the successor to the good old SMS and MMS standards. In a tweet regarding its campaign, Google directly called out Apple and said, “It’s time for […]
Read MoreGoogle’s Android team today launched a new “Get the Message” website that again calls on Apple to adopt Rich Communication Services or RCS for the Messages app. Google has been pushing Apple to adopt RCS for months now, with no response from Apple. RCS is designed to replace the current SMS messaging standard. It offers […]
Read MoreThe Rich Communications (RCS) feature has been available in One UI for Samsung’s Messages app for some time now. The option is somewhat hidden inside the Settings app, but today we’ll tell you all you need to know to enable RCS and enhance your messaging experience. At least, where available. More on that later. First […]
Read MoreThe “green bubble” has become part of everyday vernacular – the term is so popular that it was featured in Drake’s 7th album Honestly, Nevermind, which was released on Friday. The third song is dubbed Texts Go Green and if you don’t know what that means, here is an explainer from an unexpected source – […]
Read MoreGoogle has urged Apple to adopt Rich Communication Services (RCS) in its Messages app in a “lyric explainer video” for Drake’s “Texts Go Green.” RCS is designed to replace SMS messaging and touts support for higher resolution photos and videos, audio messages, bigger file size, improved encryption, and more. Google has advocated the new communications […]
Read MoreBonjour à tous et bienvenue dans le ZD Tech, le podcast quotidien de la rédaction de ZDNet. Je m’appelle Guillaume Serries, et aujourd’hui je vous explique ce qu’est le RCS, le nouveau SMS prôné par Google. C’est un protocole de messagerie utilisé chaque jour par plus de 500 millions de personnes. RCS, pour Rich Communication System, est […]
Read MoreGoogle for the last several years has been pushing a new communications protocol called Rich Communication Services, or RCS, which is designed to replace the current SMS standard. RCS offers support for higher resolution photos and videos, audio messages, bigger file size, improved encryption, and more. For the last few months, Google’s senior vice president […]
Read MoreA Google executive is extending an open hand to help Apple adopt RCS, a new communication protocol called Rich Communication Services to iPhone and iPad, that would replace standard SMS and offer improved cross-platform messaging capabilities. In a tweet, Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s senior vice president of Android, said that “group chats don’t need to break […]
Read MoreBack in 2018, we mentioned Verizon would be supporting RCS messaging beginning the following year. The carrier did offer RCS. RCS messaging features were soon made available on Verizon Pixel phones and more. Fast forward to 2021, Verizon is making RCS default with Messages by Google for Android. This means now that all three major […]
Read MoreFor the last several years, Google has been pushing a new communications protocol called Rich Communication Services, or RCS. RCS is designed to replace SMS, the current text message standard, and it offers support for higher resolution photos and videos, audio messages, bigger file sizes, better encryption, improved group chat, and more. Verizon today announced […]
Read MoreEven though Rich Communication Services has been touted as the next generation SMS, it’s taking a while for all users to have access to it. To be able to run it on your phone, your network, OS, and your messaging app have to support it through an API. Google has already bypassed the carriers by […]
Read MoreAlthough Samsung’s Messages app features RCS (Rich Communication Services) integration, Google brought its own Messages app to Samsung smartphones. The app even features RCS and a One UI-like design, and it debuted with the Galaxy S21 earlier this year. Now, it has been revealed that Google could bring RCS integration for Samsung’s Continuity feature. According to […]
Read MoreAT&T is finally jumping into the RCS game. Well, it’s not exactly a bandwagon to try. It is one feature that allows easier and more secure messaging between and among Android users. The mobile carrier has announced that it is finally teaming up with the tech giant to allow Messages by Google to become the […]
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