RCS messaging available now!

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Want RCS messaging now? See post #5 for instructions and, "How to", video


Good news for those that have converted their T-Mobile (USA) phones to the global model.

Google are taking RCS, (Rich Communication Suite), out of the hands of the carriers, some of whom were insisting on their own faux, ersatz, versions of RCS, (no names mentioned... (T-Mobile/AT&T/Verizon/Bell/SK Telecom)), and are rolling it out themselves on their own Universal Profile...

GOOGLE IS FINALLY TAKING CHARGE OF THE RCS ROLLOUT

See, also...

Google will let Android users in the UK and France use RCS regardless of carrier support

 

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Google's new Universal RCS, Chat, in Google Messages on the OnePlus 6T on the U.K. network, EE, (also have it on a Huawei P10 and a Galaxy S5 on O2 & Vodafone)...

Google are gradually rolling this out worldwide and anticipate completing in 2020, sometime.

Google takes RCS rollout into its own hands after carriers totally botch it

 

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RCS in Google Messages is now fully rolled out in the U.K. and France says Hiroshi Lockheimer, a senior vice president at Google...

"the company has completed its rollout of RCS to the UK and France after starting a few weeks prior. Almost exactly a month ago, RCS started working on Pixel devices through the Google Messaging app in those countries, and recently it’s started to expand to other Android smartphones."

"Notably, Locheimer’s tweet was in reply to an article criticizing US carriers for their lack of effort when it comes to rolling out universally compatible RCS messaging for Android users. Lockheimer chimed in that Google would still “love” to work with US carriers on that initiative and that they are “trying” to do so. Still, he mentions that Google’s own RCS rollout will continue with more countries “soon,” although there’s no indication if the United States is on the list."

Source

 

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Google says RCS chat is fully rolled out in UK and France, more countries soon

However, Forbes are reporting that...

Google SVP Suggests Carriers Are Stalling RCS Rollout In The U.S.

 

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Courtesy of the guys over on Android Central, a method of enabling the Google Messages RCS feature on your phone... now!

Users like myself, in the U.K. and France, have been using this RCS, (Rich Communication Services), for the last 4 months and Google have been slowly running it out to other countries since then. However, since Google Messages RCS does not rely on your carrier, thankfully, you can enable it yourself.

Just follow the instructions in the following link...

Want RCS chat on your phone right now? Here's how to enable it

Here's a, "How to", video...

Confirmed to be working in U.S.A., Canada and most countries, worldwide.