Google is working on end-to-end encryption for its Messaging app

Posted on 19/11/2020 by Engadget

It’s taken years, but Google today has announced that RCS messaging is now available globally — anyone with an Android phone using Google’s Messages app can take advantage of the feature. If you don’t recall, RCS stands for Rich Communications Servic...

Google adds emoji reactions to Messages on Android

Posted on 22/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Messages' long trek to feature parity with other chat apps continues got a boost this week with the addition of emoji reactions. Google has been testing the feature since at least the start of March, but the company is now rolling it out to the broad...

Google makes it easier to deregister your phone number for RCS messages

Posted on 20/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google has quietly rolled out (via Android Police) a new tool that makes its much simpler to deregister the number you used for its first-party RCS-enabled Messages platform. You can already deregister your number in the Settings page of the Messages...

T-Mobile customers can send RCS messages to Android users worldwide

Posted on 26/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The rollout of Rich Communication Services (RCS) in the US and much of the world has been a slow affair. However, the next-generation replacement for SMS and MMS messaging just got a much-needed boost from T-Mobile and Google. The companies say they'...

Google is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS texts in Messages

Posted on 24/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

RCS is supposed to be the spiritual successor to classic SMS and MMS texting, but the lack of built-in encryption puts a damper on that — someone could theoretically snoop on your messages where they can’t with services like iMessage. You might get y...

RCS messaging comes to Windows 10’s Your Phone app

Posted on 17/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When Samsung's new Galaxy S20 phones make their way to stores early next month, they'll be able to relay RCS messages to Windows 10 PCs. It's all thanks to Microsoft's Your Phone app, which the company is updating to enable it to send and receive RCS...

RCS messaging is now available to all Android users in the US

Posted on 16/12/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

After years of delays and very limited rollouts, next-generation texting is finally available to all Android users in the US. Android Messages product manager Sanaz Ahari has confirmed that the American RCS rollout completed on December 9th, or a fe...

Google rolls out next-gen RCS texting to Android users in the US

Posted on 14/11/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

At long last, you can get next-gen text messaging on your Android phone in the US without vendor-specific support or resorting to unofficial tricks. Google is rolling out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support to Android Messages users across the...

Trick allows RCS messaging on virtually any Android phone

Posted on 28/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is trying to speed up RCS' rollout on Android, but you might have a way to enable it sooner than that. Reddit users have posted a trick that lets you enable the richer texting on any compatible Android phone, regardless of carrier. The proce...

AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon team up to push next-gen RCS texting

Posted on 25/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

For years we've been hearing about the potential of RCS, a protocol replacement for SMS that would bring iMessage and Whatsapp-like features to texting. Unfortunately there's been very little to show for it, with spotty support among carriers, and on...

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