Some Android users in Canada are reporting problems with RCS chat features getting stuck on “Setting up” or “Connecting,” ...

If you're an iPhone owner, you might be familiar with this experience. You're having a back-and-forth conversation with your friend over iMessage, when suddenly there's a lull and your blue bubbles ...

Google Messages, one of the few popular apps that embrace Rich Communication Services (RCS), keeps improving through regular updates designed to improve user experience. Although popularity has been ...

An APK teardown of the Google Messages apps shows how Google will solve the low-quality media problem in RCS chats. When sending media, a pop-up will appear asking if you want to send it at “original ...

RCS is a messaging standard that enables richer text, high-quality media, reactions, typing indicators, enhanced security, and more. Galaxy phones can connect to RCS with the Samsung Messages app, ...

RCS ads have been a thing on Android for a while now, but now, even iPhone users in the US are receiving them. Screenshots show a swipeable carousel ad for a sporting event, but there is no ...

Google just announced that Google Messages now offers full end-to-end encryption for all chats and that RCS is the new default instant messaging app on Android. That's amazing news for Android users, ...

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