Google Messages now shows the RCS provider in a different place

Last updated: April 17th, 2024 at 22:40 UTC+02:00 Many of you reading this article might be using Google Messages as the default messaging app but most of you might not know that the messaging platform can show you who is providing you Rich Communications Service (RCS). To check that information, click on the profile icon/picture, … Read more

Google Messages could bring improved security measures for RCS

Last updated: April 10th, 2024 at 05:29 UTC+02:00 RCS is the successor to SMS and will soon see much broader adoption, as Apple is expected to bring RCS support to iPhones later this year. Ahead of its wider adoption, Google is adding some security measures to make RCS even more secure for users, and it … Read more

iMessage getting RCS for better cross-platform texting in fall 2024

The feature-limited version of texting available between iPhone and Android will come to an end in about six months. Image: Apple Google let slip that Apple will fulfill its promise to add support for Rich Communication Services to the iPhone Messages app “in the fall of 2024.” That almost certainly means iPhone and Android users … Read more

Google reveals RCS is coming to iPhones in fall this year

In November 2023, Apple announced that it would bring Rich Communications Service (RCS) to iPhones “later next year,” suggesting that the new messaging standard would arrive in iOS with iOS 18. However, the company hasn’t offered any update on the matter since then, and as such, there was no information available on the exact timeframe … Read more

Google Reveals When to Expect RCS Support on iPhone for Improved Texting With Android Users

In November, Apple announced that the iPhone would support the cross-platform messaging standard RCS (Rich Communication Services) in the Messages app starting “later” in 2024, and Google has since revealed a more narrow timeframe. In a since-deleted section of the revamped Google Messages web page, spotted by 9to5Google, Google said that Apple would be adopting … Read more

Google may have just revealed when the iPhone is getting RCS message support

Apple has already told us it’s going to add support for the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard on the iPhone at some point this year, and now Google may have just revealed when in 2024 the update is going to happen. A new landing page for Google Messages (via 9to5Google) says Apple “will be … Read more

This new phishing attack targets iPhone and Android alike via RCS

A new phishing service has been detected sporting a unique way of approaching iOS and Android users. The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) tool, called “Darcula” and uncovered by researchers at Netcraft, stands out from the crowd as it reaches out to its victims via the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol for Google Messages and iMessage, instead of … Read more

Google Messages has 1 billion RCS users

Apple will finally support RCS Messaging in 2024 and Google has announced that Google Messages now has 1 billion RCS users, they are also bringing some new features to messaging on their platform. There are seven new features for Google Messages, these include Photomoji, Voice Moodsa, Screen Effects, Custom Bubbles, Reaction Effects, Animated Emoji, and … Read more