Rcs

Google has finally completed the rollout of RCS in the U.S., despite the lack of support from carriers.

Preempting the carriers, Google is going to let all Android users in the U.S. start using RCS from today. It'll be powered by the Messages application.

On November 14, Google officially flipped the switch and enabled RCS functionality in its Messages app for everyone in the U.S. Have you turned it on yet?

Google starts testing end-to-end encryption in Messages after completing a global rollout of RCS.

You can now easily deregister your phone number from Google's RCS Chat service using an online form when switching to a non-supported phone.

T-Mobile now has a full standards-compliant RCS implementation, meaning its customers can have advanced messaging features even when talking to people on other carriers around the world.

Google has started testing emoji reactions for RCS chats in its Messages app. There is currently no word on when the feature will begin rolling out to users.