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Pixel 4 Could Have Been the Moment for Google to Showcase RCS, But You Know, Carriers

Kellen October 17, 2019

At the "Made by Google" event earlier this week, Google was super excited to announce that they had expanded their partnerships and would launch the new Pixel 4 through every major US carrier. This was a first for Google, who had exclusively (and mistakenly)...

Google Would Love to Bring RCS to Your Phone, but US Carriers are Bad

Kellen July 28, 2019

If you assumed that your US carrier is the reason you haven't been given access to RCS, which should be the future of SMS, you are probably right. Google's Hiroshi Lockheimer said as much in a Tweet this weekend, while sharing news that they have fully rolled...

Google Says It’s Ready to Bring RCS to Your Phone, Carriers be Damned

Kellen June 17, 2019

Less than two weeks ago, just as Verizon gave the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ access to RCS messaging, I shared with you a few pointed thoughts on how bad the RCS situation has become. In fact, I said that "RCS is dumb" because of the way Google has tried to roll...

Verizon’s Galaxy S9, S9+ Get RCS Support and Prove That RCS is Dumb

Kellen June 6, 2019

Verizon is making RCS available to the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ this week. After launching similar RCS service for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL last year, these are the only other devices to support the future of text messaging on Big Red's network. An update...

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T Grabs Update, Now Supports RCS

Kellen March 11, 2019

The OnePlus 6T has been added to the list of RCS-supported devices on T-Mobile as of this past weekend. The support arrives thanks to an update that includes the January security patch too. With RCS support, the OnePlus 6T joins a number of T-Mobile phones...

T-Mobile Galaxy S9, S9+ Get Android 9 Pie Update and RCS Universal Profile 1.0 (Updated)

Kellen February 13, 2019

T-Mobile may be one of the last to do it, but as of tonight, they have started rolling out the Android 9 Pie update to the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Not only that, but they are activating RCS Universal Profile 1.0 for each phone too. The updates arrive...

Google Fi is Getting RCS!

Kellen January 14, 2019

Google has been pushing Rich Communication Services (RCS) as the future of mobile messaging for at least three years now. They've attempted to add partners, both carrier and manufacturer, to advance the technology in what is arguably the slowest, most...

Verizon RCS Features on Pixel 3 Disappearing Today (Updated)

Kellen January 9, 2019

The new RCS features that arrived on Verizon Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones a few weeks back are disappearing from phones this afternoon. Verizon customer service doesn't seem to know what's going on, but reports are coming in from all over. Not only are there...