Latest about Rcs
Carrier Services update enables RCS on Verizon, more Android phones
By Nicholas Sutrich published
U.S. carriers finally agree on who will build the country's RCS network
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Verizon confirms RCS support is coming in early 2019
By Joe Maring last updated
The RCS standard is about to take a big leap forward with Verizon confirming support for it in early 2019.
Google will now directly offer RCS features instead of waiting on carriers
By Joe Maring published
Phone and carrier compatibility issues have made rolling out RCS a pain in the butt. Google's now taking matters into its own hands to do something about it.
Google is making it easier for carriers to communicate over RCS
By Harish Jonnalagadda last updated
Google is also working closely with carriers to make RCS ubiquitous on Android, and one way of doing that is taking a hub approach that makes it easier for carriers to connect to one another.
These are all the carriers that support Google's 'Chat' enhanced messaging
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Huawei joins RCS movement by using Android Messages as default texting app
By Joe Maring published
RCS is the next evolution of SMS/MMS messaging, and Huawei is now working with Google to help speed up its adoption by carriers and other partners.
Google acquires Jibe Mobile as it commits to Rich Communications Services standard
By Jared DiPane last updated
Google has announced that the company has acquired Jibe Mobile, an early leader in Rich Communications Services (RCS) in an effort to bring the standard to a global audience.
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