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Verizon Joins AT&T, T-Mobile in Switching to Google Messages and RCS

Kellen July 20, 2021 58

Google has done it. It might have taken more years than any of us predicted, but here we are. Google won the RCS battle in the US. All three big US carriers have now announced that they will pre-load Google Messages on their Android phones and use Google's RCS...

Google Could Let RCS Finally Come to Your Favorite Messaging App (Updated)

Kellen July 9, 2021 26

Google has finally convinced (most) carriers to adopt its Messages app and the RCS or "Chat" service they've implemented within it, basically as the default text message app for Android phones going forward. It's a huge milestone for RCS and one that should...

AT&T Joins the Google Messages and RCS Party

Kellen June 30, 2021 23

Google and AT&T dropped a bit of excellent news on the wireless industry today by announcing that AT&T is all-in on Google Messages and RCS. We love this because it means another carrier is onboard for the greater messaging good in the US, following in...

End-to-End Encryption Exits Beta for Google Messages

Tim June 15, 2021 18

Google introduced end-to-end encryption for one-on-one conversations in beta inside the Messages app last November. This week, the feature has apparently exited beta, available to all inside of the app via the Chat Features menu. There's no need to do anything...

T-Mobile and Google Team Up for Big Pixel, RCS, and YouTube TV Moves

Kellen March 29, 2021 34

In one of the most unexpected Monday announcements, T-Mobile and Google just dropped all sorts of big partnership news on us. T-Mobile has turned into the ultimate Google fanboy, which means all of the Google products and services are coming your way, T-Mo...