RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging service

[Siva]

Samsung is broadening its RCS efforts following the acquisition of NewNet Communication Technologies last November. Its RCS messaging service, which is based on a solution from NewNet, will be available on its smartphones running Android Marshmallow or above from an unspecified date in the future.

RCS messaging allows users to participate in group chats, see “message read” receipts, conduct video calls and more without requiring any additional app.

Samsung bringing RCS messaging to its phones with Marshmallow and above

Samsung is broadening its RCS efforts with a messaging service based on the NewNet Communication Technologies solution it acquired last November.

www.androidauthority.com

 

[sumitroy]

 

[Bapun]

Google Messages RCS is being abused for ads in India

In India, RCS in the Google Messages app is being abused for incessant ads, and there's only one way to stop it from happening.

9to5google.com

 

[sumitroy]

I've received ads via RCS and blocked a bunch of chat bots.

 

[Bapun]

• According to Google, Indian businesses are abusing an RCS feature to deliver promotional messages.
• The company told Android Authority that it has temporarily disabled the feature in India.
• The move will not affect end-users or change RCS functionality in other markets.

Google addresses RCS ad controversy, pauses business messaging in India

A Google spokesperson confirmed that Indian businesses are abusing RCS Business Messaging to broadcast ads and marketing messages.

www.androidauthority.com

 

[Harsh_10]

I have disabled feature to stop those ads.

 

[OnlyTech]

With the Business Messaging feature disabled, users will hopefully be able to use RCS without ads and unwanted promotional messages, as it was supposed to be.

Google Messages finally acts on RCS ads spamming in India

 

[Bapun]

Apple turns texts between iPhones and Android phones into SMS and MMS, out-of-date technologies from the 90s and 00s. But Apple can adopt RCS—the modern industry standard—for these threads instead. Solving the problem without changing your iPhone to iPhone conversations and making messaging better for everyone.

It’s time for Apple to fix texting.

Texting between iPhones and Android is broken. It’s time for Apple to fix green and blue bubbles, and texting for everyone.

www.android.com

 

[Bapun]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1689305548733267969

 

[OnlyTech]

RCS will work alongside iMessage, and RCS messages may appear in a green bubble on iPhones, similar to SMS messages.

Apple announces to add RCS support to iPhones in 2024