What is RCS? (& How It'll Change Text Messaging Forever)
Have you ever sent a picture to a friend through text and had it not only take forever to send but then when your friend does finally get it, it's a blurry mess? Well, a lot of that comes down to the fact that if you're using text messaging--not iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, etc. but actually text messaging--you're using a system that was hasn't really changed since the '90s.
Well, with Google's announcement earlier this year that they will be helping to bring a new service called RCS to Android devices, that's all finally about to change.
So in this episode of Decodr, where I break down a new piece of technology each week, let's dive into what RCS is, how it'll benefit everyone, and how to get it.
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I got RCS but none of my friends use it
@devman66
4 жыл бұрын
How do you get rcs?
@theblackhole05
4 жыл бұрын
We can rcs together
@SeptienPatterson
4 жыл бұрын
Lots of people in the same boat
@shivsankermondal
4 жыл бұрын
same here
@NewGamerIsYT
4 жыл бұрын
Saaame bru
Android needs to release an update that everyone automatically gets RCS. I have 1 other person that has RCS but that's it
@detechie
4 жыл бұрын
They should make Android messages default for every new android phones
@iKingRPG
4 жыл бұрын
The problem is they can only release an update that does that to Google phones. Companies like Samsung need to do it themselves. For now Google's solution is to use Google Messages app on any Android phone and it works RCS on most phones. If it doesn't there is a "hack" to get it
@mountainslopes
4 жыл бұрын
They are working with a few manufacturers like Motorola and Samsung to include this by default. It's going to be turned on for everyone very soon. Already about 10% of the people I text have it. Of course iPhones are another story and may lay behind for a while.
@DoRC
4 жыл бұрын
Another implementation nightmare. It has to be supported by the carrier. It's not just a matter of turning it on in messages
@chigoziea.991
4 жыл бұрын
@@DoRC It no longer has to be supported by carriers. Google is rolling it out independently of carriers on Android Messages.
Essentially your title should read : “RCS, Googles answer to iMessage 8 years later, better late than never”
@adamnope4577
4 жыл бұрын
this was all i needed to know
@Wreenz
4 жыл бұрын
Sort of right. RCS is carrier supported and can deliver the same service to any phone no matter the brand or OS. Something iMessage can't only other instant messenger apps as FB messenger, WhatsApp and so on can do this. So maybe RCS can be useful or maybe it's too late and WhatsApp and so on has already solved that problem.
@BullyCanadian
4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Nielsen even if it technically is, it’s waaaay too late. It’s literally the answer to iMessage almost a decade later, poorly implemented and abysmal execution.
@Wreenz
4 жыл бұрын
@@BullyCanadian The implementation is dependable on carriers but never the less possible. Android phones do all support it, so hardware is ready. But the lack of encryption is bad, and it is also why I'm not tempted to use it.
@BullyCanadian
4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Nielsen therein lies the problem. Google has to rely on the carriers to support it. It won’t just be a “flip a switch and it’s on” type of situation. It’ll fail. This is why iMessage and WhatsApp are so successful - it was literally “flip the switch and it’s on”.
Why didn’t you talk about the lack of encryption... seems like a pretty obvious exclusion...
@JonSuejoj
4 жыл бұрын
B/c nobody cares unless their doing something illegal
@zyborg47
4 жыл бұрын
@@JonSuejoj Ok, you keep believing that, there is 43 people that liked the above poster post, so that is 43 people just from here.
@obeid3229
4 жыл бұрын
@@zyborg47 google is already working on end to end encryption for rcs, have you read the news yet?
@zyborg47
4 жыл бұрын
@@obeid3229 i have seen that now, but not at the time, but even so that will only work if using the Google version of RCS, which I think Google calls chat. If a mobile phone network does their own version, then end to end encryption will not work, unless the provider enables it I may have that wrong, but I don't think I have. Even so i am still staying with SMS. for a start I tried Googles own messages app and I hate it compared to what came on my phone
@obeid3229
4 жыл бұрын
@@zyborg47 samsung messages will do the same thing. we just dont know when this will happen.
Google should have enabled RCS on their own years ago. However, it is understandable why they waited. Since Google already facing antitrust concerns for it being big, better not paint target on your back.
It's so satisfying using RCS with the few friends that already have it. Feels very natural! Google has chosen blue & dark blue as the differenciation in their app - a much nicer move than Apple's.
@jeffreytufaro
4 жыл бұрын
Ben Altair but how does it change your interaction with images and videos with iPhone users?
@mountainslopes
4 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreytufaro I think once RCS is heavily adopted, it will be a similar feeling to the effect iMessage has when someone texts an android user. The difference I've noticed is Google's design language doesn't seem to make a big deal of the difference, and I almost wonder if Apple will adopt similar design aesthetic if they integrate RCS (because the functionality would be more similar).
@AdamSmith-gs2dv
4 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreytufaro Apple will be forced to adopt RCS eventually, it's an industry standard and once it's fully rolled out I doubt carriers will want to keep supporting shitty SMS for 20% of the user base
@malikphillips4944
4 жыл бұрын
Adam Smith apple is never forced to adopt anything...Their is no industry standard for apple becuz apple is the industry..hence why iPhones don’t have usb-c
@mountainslopes
4 жыл бұрын
@@malikphillips4944 That used to be the case but Android still dominates marketshare and as it becomes more unified as a platform, it's a serious threat for Apple.
Even your old videos are informative. This video popped up in my feed today. A nice, easy to understand, explanation of RCS. I never realized how long it took for this to be adopted. Great work.
@TheUnlockr
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for tuning in when it showed up in your feed from a long time ago 😂
Until RCS implements end-to-end encryption, I will continue to use alternative messaging apps...
@dennisp8520
4 жыл бұрын
Why do you need end-to-end encryption for normal every day texts?
@jcrawford5674
4 жыл бұрын
@@dennisp8520 because giving up your privacy is a slippery slope to giving up your freedom. The same reason to use passwords for you E-mail and put a lock on your door. To protect personal info/assets because some people have bad intentions.
@jimv1983
4 жыл бұрын
@@jcrawford5674 what are you sending over text that would really made you so worried? I mean sure, end to end encryption would be nice but it's not something I'm that worried about on text messages. Financial information sure but I don't send financial data over text anyways.
@jcrawford5674
4 жыл бұрын
@@jimv1983 I value my privacy. It's pretty simple.
@TheWinterWarning
4 жыл бұрын
@@jimv1983 As time progresses, so does laws, language, culture and social stigma. What if you sent a msg or had a phone call with you saying something that is socially frowned 5 years later (or illegal) and it comes back to bite you because privacy is not important? Kevin Hart had that with the Oscars backlash.
My carrier here in Australia, introduced RCS on Samsung phones early in 2018, and it's now available on all android phones that have the Google message app.
@cuetTimmonz
Жыл бұрын
Hate google
iMessage is literally the only reason why I’m still holding on to an Iphone lol
@ericchatman7220
4 жыл бұрын
Guthrie Melchiade EXACTLY The only reason
@michalotron
4 жыл бұрын
what's better in iMessage than any other app you can download, like WhatsApp or fb messenger?
@ericchatman7220
4 жыл бұрын
Michał I hear it’s very popular overseas but it’s not as popular in america , everyone use iMessage none of my friends are family use what’s app
@imbrzyant
3 жыл бұрын
Same.
@korelamerikano
3 жыл бұрын
What's the big deal using Telegram or something? 🤔 Don't you realise that you are part of problem at the moment of using the default text messaging app?
I don’t understand, what does the god Pokémon have to do with cell phones?
@SHINYFUNGAMES
4 жыл бұрын
SanJose408Alex 😂 took me a second haha
@AshLordCurry
4 жыл бұрын
Big brain time
@minhbeo0909
4 жыл бұрын
ohhh Arceus haha nice one
US: so we are gonna stop using SMS and instead we’re building this awesome platform which may or may not be cross platform, may or may not be supported by all the carriers which will let you have an iMessage like experience. China: so you mean, Baidu Rest of the world: so you mean, Whatsapp
@TomBabula
4 жыл бұрын
leftplayer when it comes to file size limit, RCS is better because it allows you to send attachment up to 105MB while WhatsApp only allows 16MB.
@bizcardsecardinfo8137
4 жыл бұрын
i agree with left-player, SMS/MMS messaging should be platform independent, but big $$$ in chop'n it up i guess.
@zyborg47
4 жыл бұрын
i have never used Whatsapp and i am in the UK, I get asked to use it, but i won't because it needs a phone number and i will not give Facebook my phone number.
@LarsEchterhoff
4 жыл бұрын
@@zyborg47 ...and I guess none off your friends use WhatsApp, so they did not pass your number on... Sorry dude, Facebook knows you. You are fucked.
@zyborg47
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexLikesFloors mi never new a app that did that existed, i still have little interest in using Whats app, i have enough ways for people to contact me.
Basically, Imessage for Android
@NR-nf1il
4 жыл бұрын
I never thought about that. Do people who have iPhones have to pay to send messages?
@AlexLikesFloors
4 жыл бұрын
N R no
@JakeSmith-fz9fp
4 жыл бұрын
@@NR-nf1il Neither does RCS do. In 2007 it had the name SMSoIP
@JakeSmith-fz9fp
4 жыл бұрын
@@NR-nf1il Neither does RCS do. In 2007 it had the name SMSoIP
@kensington1199
3 жыл бұрын
Still not here
I am really enjoying this new series. You have a great way of explaining things at a very simple yet detailed level. Can't wait for the next one. I don't have a recommendation at the moment but I will work on it. Keep up the great work.
I think it will definitely be cool to send larger files using RCS and in higher quality. But, I am pretty sure Apple will still make the Messages from Android look Green.
@kidjiujitsu
2 жыл бұрын
Most definitely
@ifouthxion
2 жыл бұрын
Green Goblin
@akshatjindal6456
Жыл бұрын
Buy a iphone why complaint
@SaintKines
Жыл бұрын
@@akshatjindal6456 I realize this was months ago but Jesus this is awful critical thinking. I won't use Apple, despite the fact that they make good products, on general principle specifically because of shit practices like this.
@th8257
10 ай бұрын
@@akshatjindal6456 Who even uses imessage any more? it's weird that Americans seem so obsessed with when. Even iphone users in the rest of the world don't touch it
RCS 2019: Status - Verifying... RCS 2030: Status - Verifying...[Retry]
@JonSuejoj
4 жыл бұрын
Kunal Saini it works
@brock4629
4 жыл бұрын
@@JonSuejoj Only on some networks. It's up to the network provider to allow the RCS usage, I'm still waiting. My provider only offers for the note 10 at the moment
@JonSuejoj
4 жыл бұрын
@@brock4629 I have visible and it works
@KunalSaini97
4 жыл бұрын
🤔 hmmmm....
@JonSuejoj
4 жыл бұрын
@@KunalSaini97 yep
I have Galaxy s9 and I was able to enable Google messages rcs. Love it.
I am so happy since litterally so many people I know have RCS now and we all use the Galaxy series phones like the S10, Note 10 and other ones.
@kiradkunwar8736
3 жыл бұрын
When Did you get this Update or was it already included ?
iOS will now support RCS in 2024 🎉
just a small repair, Samsung's native massaging app does support RCS. I'm using it for a few years in Portugal's Vodafone carrier. 😉
@TomBabula
4 жыл бұрын
Hugo Gomes how many people that you know use it? Is WhatsApp mainstream there?
Great video. I am not an apple fan...however, it's hard not to admire a few things they genuinely got right, and iMessage is one of them. It is astonishingly absurd how long it took other carriers (and even Google for that matter) to finally adopt the universal system. But as another comment already state, better late than never, right?
Is "Signal" using this RCS format? I find myself switching between Samsung messenger, Facebook messenger, WhatsApp, Google messenger when I'm interacting with family and friends and acquaintance
low key imessage was the real reason i had an iphone.
@STeroidsnicca
4 жыл бұрын
Cris Cozy Same here and the regular updates.
@CrisCozy
4 жыл бұрын
I have a Pixel device and Google is awesome when it comes to updates as well. For Google Duo they now have portrait mode for video chat it's pretty dope!
@JustxLiving909
4 жыл бұрын
Cris Cozy literally same I have plenty of family that I send videos and pictures of my kids daily plus FaceTime is a plus because no none needs to download video chat app or have the same brand of phone to video call
@nate2604
4 жыл бұрын
When I left iPhone for android iMessage was the only thing I miss. I wish that there was just a universal iMessage like thing by default non all phones.
@nate2604
4 жыл бұрын
@@JustxLiving909 wouldn't you all need to have phone's made by Apple to use FaceTime though
The Samsung Messages app does support RCS already, but the way they do it is you'll get it if your carrier support it, if not, then its SMS/MMS.
@redwoodepa
4 жыл бұрын
So it's pretty much useless, because not every person in the receiving end uses Samsung, at least with this option, the person has the chance at using RCS no matter the manufacturer of phone by just downloading the messages app from Google
@raffyreydado
4 жыл бұрын
@@redwoodepa To be fair, this is how it should be since RCS is a GSMA protocol. It should be a collaborative work of OEMs and mobile network carriers, its just that the carriers are dragging their feet in implementing RCS, so Google put their power into work. Also, only Google and Samsung's Messages app support RCS all other OEMs haven't, so I guess Samsung's approach is better than nothing. Tho I'd like to see Samsung working with Google to connect their app to Google's Jibe server so all Samsung phones can use full capability of RCS.
@dennisp8520
4 жыл бұрын
@@raffyreydado just remember at the end of the day, RCS won't work if people have to do anything different. The everyday person doesn't care. Also if Apple doesn't play ball this upgrade won't be all that meaningful since half the time you will still be sending normal SMS texts. Honestly, I would be happier if we all could just use something like WhatsApp since it bypasses the need of the carriers entirely and already does what RCS is trying to achomplish
@raffyreydado
4 жыл бұрын
@@dennisp8520 What has that got to do with what I said? No consumers has to do anything different here, the Messages apps are preinstalled. The blame is with some carriers using different approach with RCS or not adapting it when they couldve just implement Universal Profile.
@NR-nf1il
4 жыл бұрын
If my phone never gets the option, do I get the option to choose which one I want. I'm not sure I'm understanding this correctly. If you don't have data then you can't use RCS as it needs data in order for it to work. Am I understanding this correctly?
Great video, was waiting for a good explanation on RCS. Also, love the look of the new studio :)
I left Verizon a few months ago and went with Google Fi. A nice surprise is that Fi supports RCS
@TomBabula
4 жыл бұрын
Richard Shelton It’s godsend in international travel especially outside North America. It works best with Android but will also work with iPhone.
If I get it right, RCS will only solve the US-problem of too many people using iMessage so they cant really communicate with android users as they can with iPhone users?
If Google messages let me schedule a message to send at a later time, I'd use it. Samsung lets me do that.
@spanc0
4 жыл бұрын
I went from a Note 8 to pixel. And now I realise how good Samsung is. All these little features add up.
@igorbukhantsov
4 жыл бұрын
Use Textra app. Best texting app ever for Android.
@dennisp8520
4 жыл бұрын
@@spanc0 it's not just the features but the hardware, Samsung makes the best in the business. Their software is hit or miss. They are usually ahead of the game but some features feel half baked. One UI has been a game changer for me on how I view Samsung as it's the first UI I really like from them over something like stock Android. I still refuse to use Samsung's keyboard as I find it to be God aweful. Ever since I had a Nexus 6P I can not abandon the Google keyboard. I like it the best even more than say Apple's keyboard
@NR-nf1il
4 жыл бұрын
@@spanc0 yes I do add up. Look how expensive the pixel is. I have a budget Samsung phone called J-3 and I absolutely love it. It has most of the features of the higher-end phones as Samsung put certain features on all their phones
@obeid3229
4 жыл бұрын
@@igorbukhantsov dumbass its not about downloading an app anymore, we haven't gained anything by doing that, we need a default app that all android phones have without downloading any third party apps, that means people don't have to download it to use it, I can immediately talk to them, and thats not the case for whatsapp or any other texting app, maybe the person you want to reach doesnt have whatsapp? then youre screwed, unless this rcs thing works on every android device, it can even work for iphone users. and that's what google rcs is for.
So google wants to read our messages now.... lol
@TheNathanchavez96
4 жыл бұрын
RCS enables end to end encryption.
@imrickjames7012
4 жыл бұрын
Nathan Chavez no it doesnt have any encryption at all I believe
@julesmariee
4 жыл бұрын
@@imrickjames7012 it does have encryption but it isn't end to end
@frosty212
4 жыл бұрын
U dumbass
@barnacles1352
4 жыл бұрын
ImRIckJames it will soon cause google is working on it
I got it in October 1 ,2020 . I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. Love you Google. My parents and brother use Google Messages App with RCS to chat with me. 😁
August 2023, and first time using it and yes way better, videos sent to me are now clear and not blurry.
I think we could have resolved this entire issue had everyone been supportive of the original XMPP standard developed in the late 1990's and extended on it.
@dennisp8520
4 жыл бұрын
To lazy to Google what was the XMPP standard?
@barnacles1352
4 жыл бұрын
Dennis Pietrandrea its a protocol that whatsapp uses
I could only imagine sms'ing someone if I somehow lost internet connection, but can still sms. That never happens though.
@bizcardsecardinfo8137
4 жыл бұрын
It can if ur late pay"n ur Data Plan, but there're Hacks for that now, & Temp Internet Cards for about $5.00 or so.
@BotondKisKovacs
4 жыл бұрын
That is why I use SMS if my message is important. Data coverage is not perfect where I live and SMS doesn't require data just the normal carrier signal. I have seen many instances of messages via apps that use data being delayed but SMS is mostly instantaneous. People also tend to ignore their messaging apps sometimes but they almost always read their SMS. For example delivery details are always sent via SMS when I order something online and that is definitely something I want to be aware of. Where I live we have both unlimited data and unlimited SMS on monthly plans, so it's nice to have the choice and not worry about costs in either case. Many people though still have prepaid plans which can run out of data after a week of binge watching youtube videos in HD and SMS suddenly doesn't seem so bad.
@ADeeSHUPA
3 жыл бұрын
@@BotondKisKovacs Indonesian
@BotondKisKovacs
3 жыл бұрын
@@ADeeSHUPA Romanian
There was a recent announcement that CCMI has tasked Synchronoss Technologies as the technology partner to rollout RCS messaging. Synchronoss has already done this in Japan with their major carriers
This video in hindsight was prophetic
@LBFresh
2 ай бұрын
Facts 💯 he definitely was ahead of his time on this video. Everything lined up perfectly
Yeah we use SMS because data isn't available everywhere. Not complicated at all.
@xistencestudios8904
4 жыл бұрын
It's stupid expensive where I live and just turning on data for WhatsApp is far far cheaper
@fr0d0scious
4 жыл бұрын
@@xistencestudios8904 seriously??? Here SMS is free or stupidly abundant with every contract where data is at a premium. You don't waste data and keep to basic SMS if at all possible.
@xistencestudios8904
4 жыл бұрын
@@fr0d0scious that sounds pretty good but unfortunately that's the case for me if you don't opt for any monthly plans
@fr0d0scious
4 жыл бұрын
@@xistencestudios8904 monthly plan: 500mb, 1000 minutes and 1000*SMS for £7
@xistencestudios8904
4 жыл бұрын
@@fr0d0scious a pretty good price, where I'm a daily social package is 15euro equallant per month which gives you acess to unlimted access to common messaging apps and also the most common package
Finally! Someone posted a video explaining this to users, without resorting to bullshit. It gets the Psyphon stamp of approval! 😋👍
@user-mj7br9oq4d
Жыл бұрын
Help
I just got my android revel 6 and just saw the RCS in my text message bar and so happy bc my moto g pure would never share big files.Thanks for sharing 😊
I really enjoyed this video. I have seen alot of confusion among users online about RCS. This video sums it up great. This is one time I wish google was far more aggressive to roll out this feature world wide and for not waiting a decade for it. Wish you would have address the security concerns people have about RCS. But it's all good.
Apparently my phone got the update for RCS and I didn't realize it. Haven't noticed any differences. Glad I saw this though so I could go turn it off.
@arvind.surwase
4 жыл бұрын
How did you turn it off??
@gennypalumbo9670
4 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@Andrew-it7fb
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, someone finally said that to me. Usually I'm saying it to someone else.
@JakeSmith-fz9fp
4 жыл бұрын
@@Andrew-it7fb You literally are acting like a boomer, why did you turn it off? I mean was there a reason
@Andrew-it7fb
4 жыл бұрын
@@JakeSmith-fz9fp because it adds absolutely no value for me whatsoever. I have unlimited texting so why would I want to use data for it instead?
You didn't talk about the encryption of the RCS that as far as I know it doesn't have and all your messages will be handled not only by the carrier but also but the manufacturer? Can you please address this issue. Thank you
@AdamSmith-gs2dv
4 жыл бұрын
SMS doesn't have that either, RCS is the replacement for SMS
@simplefranco35
4 жыл бұрын
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv you're right but Signal, WhatsApp and others do
well this aged like wine fine
I've had RCS messaging on my Verizon Pixel devices for almost 5 months already. I love it.
@NR-nf1il
4 жыл бұрын
Does it use your precious data?
@b.swyr609
4 жыл бұрын
@@NR-nf1il not one issue so far and I do alot of banking and use Google pay multiple times a day.
So glad that Android is catching up
@robertfpv7733
4 жыл бұрын
AJ Earlywine lol
@Zedexization
4 жыл бұрын
Whats the difference between RCS and messaging like WhatsApp?
@mgunslinger17
4 жыл бұрын
@@Zedexization Facebook owns WhatsApp and RCS is a standard that, in theory, should be able to be cross-platform. Which means you and whoever you're messaging with shouldn't necessarily have to be using the same app. Most people in the US use the default messaging app on their phone which makes for a very disjointed messaging environment with half of people on iMessage and the other half all trying to agree on which messaging service they should all use.
From everything I hear (and I watch/listen to a lot of shows and podcasts), your American mobile network service providers seem terrible?
@joe522
4 жыл бұрын
As an American, sounds about right.
@wouiddydez2552
4 жыл бұрын
Greedy is the word
Thank you. Very useful information. I didn't even know I was already using RCS. I kept seeing that pop up when I was texting people so I decided to figure it out.
One of the most informative videos ever...and straight to the point. 🙌🏾
SMS, MMS, RCS. Wow, what a bunch of acronyms, that's a total mess. (I love dumb poetry)
I only have an iPhone for FaceTime and iMessage, if RCS can give me an equivalent to those on Android I’m switching.
@obeid3229
4 жыл бұрын
there is google due, which is literally better than facetime, however rcs is still not available for every country, lets wait and see.
@S1baar
4 жыл бұрын
@@obeid3229 how is it better? i do wish itt was build into google messages
@obeid3229
4 жыл бұрын
@@S1baar it is build in, if you go to google messages and video call someone, it will automatically call them from duo. this is how it is in my samsung s20. and yes it is better, duo is considered the highest quality video calling app in the world.
@th8257
3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone still use iMessage? Here in Europe at least, the market was taken over long ago by cross platform apps like WhatsApp, telegram and signal.
Don't wait for carriers to implement this. Do it on your own instead. I have successfully activated RCS on my phone (Asus) and my wife's phone (Huawei). We both loved using this more than WhatsApp now since messages actually gets delivered, regardless if you have a data connection or not. If you're communicating in an area where mobile data is spotty, RCS will immediately send the message as SMS. This feature auto switches, so you don't have to do anything.
@14thabz
4 жыл бұрын
🍻 brother for this Intel. I've been using it since October 2019.
@elh1977
Жыл бұрын
How do you turn it on?
iMessage is one of the only reasons I stick to iPhone. But also facetime and Apple Music, which KZread Music can replace Apple Music and Duo can replace facetime, but I text people with green messages, its not fun, also by default apple disables read receipts and I think they should be enabled by default.
this was such a good video. wow
@TheUnlockr
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you madam!!
Hello? Hangouts? Yes, from Google, for Android.
@qorrymarzuki
4 жыл бұрын
None of my friends use it. I rooted my android so i can just uninstall it.
I cannot stand the part about if the message has been read. That's no one's business if I've read the message and decided not to respond. I feel that's a lack of privacy. I also have the typing response turned off.
RCS in iOS 18 is FANTASTIC!!!
When Google it made the carriers pay attention because they were looking for a way to monetize RCS
@garystinten9339
4 жыл бұрын
It won't happen.. otherwise Google can just shut off data and only be used on wifi.. making their service better than txt or MMS still.. why use mobile data when I can just send it over wifi bypassing data network anyway?
does it work only between who has RCS messages on their phone???
@NizarNoor
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@mountainslopes
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but it will fall back to SMS in cases where the other person doesn't have RCS (or data isn't available)
@wouiddydez2552
4 жыл бұрын
Great for international calls if both people have it. You just text or call for free when you got wifi, just like WhatsApp. I like it.
What carriers in the US are currently not allowing it, and when you mention Samsung cant you just download the Google messages app in lieu of Samsung's messaging app rather than wait for integration?
@franklingoodwin
4 жыл бұрын
You could do that but I found I couldn't get chat features to work. It says it's not compatible with my device. I'm in the UK btw, one of the first counties Google rolled RCS in. I tried months ago to get it to work on my Samsung Galaxy S8 but it never even let me finish the registration process. Guess I'll just stick to Signal or Samsung Messages! (which are both superior IMHO)
@14thabz
4 жыл бұрын
Well, my RCS Chat features have been working on the T-Mobile network for my Essential Phone since October of 2019. Since Google has been rolling it out to everyone without it having to be carrier dependant means more people can use it and that carriers have been sitting on this feature for their own selfish reasons.
Long time ago I had a phone where you could send messages in two different places. One was your text message which could only use 160 characters and then there was your multimedia section. I started sending my text messages through the multimedia side and then there was no limit as to how many characters I can use and it was cheaper at, as at that time I had to pay for each message.
Enjoyed the video,here in the UK.... Anyone know what the charges are for sending RCS to another RCS or does it go over the data....like pictures ,voice message
@JoeNokers
4 жыл бұрын
Just goes over data, no charges that I'm aware of.
@Rick_Air
4 жыл бұрын
Works very much like iMessage. If the other user is using RCS too it goes over data. If they haven’t got RCS switched on it will go as a regular SMS or MMS if you send a photo, video etc Only problem I’ve found is occasionally it tries to send it as a RCS even if the other user can’t receive it, so your message is kind of stuck and just shows as ‘SENT’
@josej.navarrocandelaria4216
4 жыл бұрын
You can select how to send the RCS/Chat message if the first attempt fails, either send it as SMS/MMS, resend as SMS/MMS if not roaming, ask before sending or never send as SMS/MMS. As you see, you could desire to always send the Message, but if you have friends/family in other countries and either you or them at that moment doesn't have data connection, the message could go (depending on settings) via SMS/MMS and someone could get charged for a message that wasn't expecting to get charge with. Specially when the files can be a max of 105MBs, if you decide to send a few at the same time, depending on you plan, it will add up
@JakeSmith-fz9fp
4 жыл бұрын
@@Rick_Air No, it is only when they used to have RCS enabled, but they disabled it manually
@Rick_Air
4 жыл бұрын
@@JakeSmith-fz9fp No it really isn't. It's happened a number of times when sending to my wife and also to my parents. All of which leave their settings etc on their phones for me to set up and/or alter.
RCS is great! Except no one I know uses it ☹️
@JonSuejoj
4 жыл бұрын
B/c their using the default messing app not android messages
@NR-nf1il
4 жыл бұрын
How is so great if you can't use it?
@Andrew-it7fb
4 жыл бұрын
@@JonSuejoj android messages is my default app. It updated to give me rcs so I disabled it.
@JonSuejoj
4 жыл бұрын
@@Andrew-it7fb why
@Andrew-it7fb
4 жыл бұрын
@@JonSuejoj because unlike text messages it uses data and I didn't even notice the change till I saw videos about it.
So RCS is just an addition to other messaging apps that require internet? RCS will only be helpful if it works without data/Wi-Fi. SMS works even if the data and Wi-Fi are off. RCS will never replace SMS if it need internet.
The timestamps on messages are sending & being received out of order...I’ve tried to fix the problem. But nothing yet...it literally just happened out of the blue..it was fine for like two weeks then boom all jacked up..idk what to do..
@tsrn7647
4 жыл бұрын
That also happened to me. It had my phone an entire day behind. I had to go into my phone's settings and turn off the automatic clock. I manually put in the date and time, and it solved my problems.
Outside of the US, telegram and whatsapp are more popular. RCS is kind of dead on arrival. Even iPhone users don't use iMessage because majority uses Android phones and it's not worth it to keep switching apps to message different people. Groups are almost always on Whatsapp and Telegram
@th8257
10 ай бұрын
It's not even that - not even iphone users in the rest of the world, even where iphone is dominant, use imessage. I do not know anybody for example here in the UK who uses imessage.
Has google said anything about when would the end to end encryption be coming or at least that will it ever be coming.
@th8257
3 жыл бұрын
I believe it's all available now
Now Signal is also a thing after Musk's husk 😂. Great video Pal, Informative and entertaining like it always have been.
New battery tech would be a good one I think? Thanks again!
I don't want people to know when I've read their message, and I don't want them to know when I'm typing. Pass.
@HermanV0929
4 жыл бұрын
You can disable both those features.
@Andrew-it7fb
4 жыл бұрын
@@HermanV0929 or you can just disable rcs all together like I did. 😂
@JakeSmith-fz9fp
4 жыл бұрын
@@Andrew-it7fb There is no point at disabling RCS, because you are disabling free messaging
I still use smoke signals
Best explainer of this that I've ever heard. Thank you so much for this!
I don't like RCS messaging because I have to have an internet connection. I can't send a normal SMS. I really get frustrated when I send and it doesn't deliver until I get connected to WiFi.
Remember blackberry message? Nothing is forever iPhone ... sooner or later will be obsolete
@Eugenepanels
4 жыл бұрын
Ivan Cordero if they dnt make any changes yes iphone is already behind galaxies
2:55 so it's a US and iMessage thing. Gotcha. Move along everybody. Nothing to see here.
@TomBabula
4 жыл бұрын
Paul G the US is a big market. Pretty sure RCS will get a lot better traction here than WhatsApp (due to it belonging to Facebook and its data handling scandal).
@axelotl86
4 жыл бұрын
And the missing encryption of RCS...
@dennisp8520
4 жыл бұрын
@@axelotl86 my dude your everyday person doesn't know or care about encryption. Plane and simple it doesn't matter. SMS was not encrypted ether and we all use it
@dennisp8520
4 жыл бұрын
@@TomBabula RCS will get more traction because it requires nothing of the end user. No extra account to sign in with, no extra app. It will just work which is what people want more than anything when doing something as basic as communicating with someone
@14thabz
4 жыл бұрын
@@axelotl86 you do know that it's emcrypted to a sudden degree right?
Im from Philippines and im using RCS now you can activate it now even where country you are and any carrier.
I just found out this feature last night with my friend, he told me he can send sms without having a load,but only data connection
Would be nice to hear from you again 4 years later when apple actually announced it will adopt rcs in 2024
Anything that google puts out there is intended for Big Brother to do a better job.
desperate way from google to compete with whatsapp!
In the chat features it says provided by jibe mobile. Never heard of them... Normal right? Only one provider for the service? Is this just so it's filtered through a service? Seems like just a way for them to read all msgs sent and received?
I'm an Android user that has the SMS messaging service, AND Google's RCS messaging service on my phone. I use the SMS service almost exclusively...WHY? Because I have an app that SAVES all my SMS' to Google Drive. I want to be able to look back YEARS into my messages....until I can get an app that will save my RCS', I'm sticking with SMS
SMS is so outdated in my country
@SHINYFUNGAMES
4 жыл бұрын
Where?
@danieldias6175
4 жыл бұрын
@@SHINYFUNGAMES The country called the whole world expect the states
@isaacc3307
4 жыл бұрын
Sooooorrryyy fuckin Rodrigo. Were not as advANCED as YOU 🙌
@SHINYFUNGAMES
4 жыл бұрын
j j wow you’re an idiot
@AdamSmith-gs2dv
4 жыл бұрын
@@danieldias6175 We can thank iMessage for that, NO OTHER APP is able to communicate with their proprietary POS and iPhone users REFUSE to use ANY other app
10.1/10
Can people see your phone number using rcs messaging. My bf had a message he denied knowing about and someone was asking for his phone number
This is for children that need to be entertained, this will keep them busy. It gets in the way of normal text messages.
No one is scared of Google never-ending reach into our lives?
@redwoodepa
4 жыл бұрын
Simple, don't use their products Buddy, just stick to Apple, so you can get lied to about how they don't collect data, and not fully upfront about their location privacy data, but hey, when they get caught people are quick to sweep it under a rug , "hey, it's apple, it was an honest mistake"
@notincognito4660
4 жыл бұрын
No. Why should I be scared?
I would like to use google messages but everyone I know has iPhones so theres no point😂. And I have a Samsung watch... so I won't be able to reply.
3:41 it is happening 🙌
This should get more views than Unboxing Therepy's non sense videos.
Whatsapp is RCS
@tonybucca5667
4 жыл бұрын
IF you can convince yor friends to download it...but...I can talk to my cousins in Italy as if they were in the room with me...everyone in Europe uses it.
RCS is ooooold and didn’t catch up and outside the US, the Slot was filled by WhatsApp and co.
wasn't until we had truly unlimited text messaging that rcs really took off.. also, the carriers weren't so generous about MMS at first as it was a premium feature to send pictures/audio over chat/text message for quite a while (remember when it had to be sent over DATA connection so that it could be counted as part of your data plan?!). the carriers wanted to keep "data" plans monetized at a high ratio. Now there is aggregate data available to send multi media messages/chat so long as it is just those formats and not full video-- carriers still want to monetize rich web & video as killer apps.
Nothing but one more way for one company to get more user information to better target and market the same users.
I'm from Ireland. Couldn't care less about RCS since WhatsApp, Fb, telegram etc currently does and & continue to do a better job then RCS ever can regardless of iPhone or Android. The only thing my SMS system is used for are receiving services codes, for example 2FA login codes. RCS seems like a complete waste of money & is only being developed for silly Americans to adopt because they refuse to move to a third party smarter messaging system like WhatsApp. It amazes me how the whole world sees the US as one of the most modern & up to date tech countries and then I learn the vast majority of Americans use SMS for daily communication. Come on! 😂
@Andrew-it7fb
4 жыл бұрын
Never had any issue with sms. Don't really care if I get RCS or not.
@RossCanpolat
4 жыл бұрын
@@tech-vp5xe my point is what's the point! There are already hundreds of services doing this already! It's a pointless exercise!
This must be some sort of peasant problem I’m unfamiliar with
@lepepe1602
4 жыл бұрын
GoJohnnyGo it’s how I feel when my iMessage turns to green trying to text a new number.
@Vampybattie
4 жыл бұрын
Eww isheep🤢🤢
@suhasone
4 жыл бұрын
iCrap?
You were awesome in HBO's Oz, man!
And in 2024, finally iphone will support RCS with ios 18
Google has always had this it's called hangouts I use it and soo do a million other android users it is just as good if not better than imessage and has always been a stock app for android since day 1 nothing new here next
@spillsndebris
4 жыл бұрын
Right? Hangouts was even shown in the screen scroll of all the RCS apps in Google Play.
@qorrymarzuki
4 жыл бұрын
And Hangouts is the main reason I rooted my phone, so I can just uninstall it.
@lindsaywebb1904
2 жыл бұрын
No. You misunderstood
@jjamm2
2 жыл бұрын
@@lindsaywebb1904 na I think I'm pretty spot on
RCS in iPhones will finally be available after their iOS 18 launch this September. I am hoping that it will replace whatsapp & SMS in my country
And three years after this video Apple has decided to bring RCS support to iPhones from 2024
I know people who use government phones and they have limited data and some also don't have their own Wi-Fi, so will this make it impossible for them to communicate with other people if they have RCS and they run out of data?