Google has been fighting the good battle for quite some time now, improving the RCS experience on Google Messages by adding features that bring it more up to par with its biggest messaging app competitor in the U.S. — iMessage. It also added end-to-end encryption to protect the privacy of its users' … [Read more...] about Google Messages End-to-End Encryption in testing phase for Group Chats
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Messages by Google gains new smarts and refreshed iconography
Google once again made clear its commitment to the Messages app and RCS by announcing a slew of new features that will be rolling out in the next few weeks. Additionally, Google felt it was time to give the Messages icon a refresh, and while they were at it, updated the icon for the Contacts and … [Read more...] about Messages by Google gains new smarts and refreshed iconography
Google Messages prepping direct replies, more emoji reactions, transcribing voice memos
Since the "Buy your mom an iPhone" comment that Apple CEO, Tim Cook, made in response to a reporter's question about Apple adopting RCS and the fact that video quality gets significantly degraded when a message goes through SMS, many have been quick to write Google Messages off and consider this a … [Read more...] about Google Messages prepping direct replies, more emoji reactions, transcribing voice memos
Android 13 is breaking RCS for some Google Fi users
Following the public release of Android 13 earlier this week, a resulting issue originally spotted back in May has resurfaced and prompted a response from Google. The problem affects RCS connectivity for a small number of Google Fi customers where RCS disconnects upon the phone switching from WiFi … [Read more...] about Android 13 is breaking RCS for some Google Fi users
Google launches #GetTheMessage campaign targeting Apple
People like to bash Google because of its penchant for killing or giving up on many of its helpful apps, but one thing Google is not giving up on is its plight to get Apple to adopt RCS on the iPhone. You may remember back in June when Google subtweeted at Apple a tongue-in-cheek unofficial lyric … [Read more...] about Google launches #GetTheMessage campaign targeting Apple
Google prods Apple to support RCS using Drake’s “Texts go Green” song lyrics
In another chapter of the "Why won't Apple support RCS?" drama, this weekend, Google found yet another opportunity to urge Apple into adopting the RCS standard on their highly popular iMessage instant messaging service and took to Twitter to share their thoughts. The cheeky post involved the … [Read more...] about Google prods Apple to support RCS using Drake’s “Texts go Green” song lyrics
Google pauses business messaging in India to address RCS spam
For the past few months, users in India who use RCS (Rich Communication Services) have encountered a barrage of ads coming in through the Google Messages app. The issue was getting so out of hand that users reported getting several ads a day that were predatory in nature, looking to get users to … [Read more...] about Google pauses business messaging in India to address RCS spam
