This is a significant improvement over the antiquated SMS-powered text messaging we’ve been using since the 1990s. Although we have been texting for many years, the SMS we still use today hasn’t held up very well. It’s time to move on because SMS is a constrained standard with inadequate security protocols. Rich Chatting Service, at least in the eyes of Google, is the messaging technology of the future (RCS). To unite around the GSMA’s Universal Profile, Google is pushing a new texting standard called RCS. The security of messaging is improved for consumers thanks to this new standard. Improved media sharing, secure texting, and typing indicators are just a few of the capabilities offered by RCS. We mentioned below are the steps to turn on RCS features on Google’s Messages.
Steps to Turn on RCS features on Google’s Messages
Step 1: Download Google’s Messages app, if you don’t have it already. Step 2: Open the Messages app. Step 3: Tap the three-dot menu at the top-right. Step 4: From the popup menu, select Settings. Step 5: Select General, then tap Chat features. Step 6: If Chat is available on your location and device, you will see a slider to turn it on. Step 7: Tap the slider and select Yes, I’m in from the popup. Step 8: Next, enter your phone number and tap Verify now. Step 9: Give the app a couple of seconds to verify your number. If it fails to verify after a few minutes, tap Retry next to Status. Step 10: Once verification is done, Status will turn to Connected, which indicates RCS is on. Step 11: You can then check that read receipts and typing indicators are turned on (if desired) so you can use them while chatting.
Final Words
We hope you like our article on how to use RCS features on Google’s Messages. Chat has a number of fun features that render SMS useless. Along with the delivery time, one of them is the capability to view read receipts for your sent messages. A typing indication, a feature that is common on contemporary instant messaging services, is also visible. Larger data can be sent and received, allowing for far higher resolution photo and video transmission than MMS. You can also respond to a message you’ve received. RCS operates differently from SMS. If the recipient is utilizing RCS as well, it can deliver messages over Wi-Fi or mobile data. In contrast, SMS uses the network of your cell carrier to send messages.
