The future of SMS - RCS messaging - to be called "Chat", Android is all in

20 April 2018
Google will put Allo's development on hold to improve the RCS experience on the Android Messages app.

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  • Eske Rahn
  • s0B
  • 01 May 2018

J, 29 Apr 2018"Another messaging app to compete with iMessage and will mi... moreWith some commentators I think we are lucky if they read the entire header before commenting...
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    • d@w
    • 29 Apr 2018

    "Another messaging app to compete with iMessage and will miserably fail. Lmao"

    Do people really NOT read articles they are commenting on or are these articles simply too hard to understand for them? :|

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      • AnonD-473024
      • q11
      • 24 Apr 2018

      Another failing messaging app. Lol

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        • Anonymous
        • vMf
        • 23 Apr 2018

        Google’s Messages app – the standard text-messaging app on Android – will become “Chat,”

        So goes from Android messages to "Chat"..cool lets wait n see how UI Looks

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          • Anonymous
          • vMf
          • 23 Apr 2018

          Anonymous, 23 Apr 2018I liked it when Hangouts allowed you to send both SMS and H... moreWell why did they stop that ??? Perfect and web! GEEPERS

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            • Anonymous
            • Y7u
            • 23 Apr 2018

            AnonD-510098, 21 Apr 2018"Google has already announced its partnership with many pho... moreNo they won't not without penetrating the US market and other places that don't officially sell their phones.

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              • Anonymous
              • Y7u
              • 23 Apr 2018

              I liked it when Hangouts allowed you to send both SMS and Hangout messages in one single app, I don't know why people found it so complicated lol

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                • jhe
                • pX7
                • 22 Apr 2018

                forme its good to have a one messaging app for all android os platform, but how about Samsung, I think they not mention

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Trp
                  • 22 Apr 2018

                  Sounds good on paper, but Google will somehow find a way to screw this up, and annoy us.

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                    • AnonD-473024
                    • q11
                    • 22 Apr 2018

                    Another messaging app to compete with iMessage and will miserably fail. Lmao

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                      • AnonD-473024
                      • q11
                      • 22 Apr 2018

                      Another messaging app to put ads. Lol

                        The new way of Google to push ads to us. No thanks.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • ut@
                          • 21 Apr 2018

                          AnonD-753703, 21 Apr 2018Yes because jio and airtel is patner with these agreementsAirtel is no longer in the GSMA list.

                          https://www.gsma.com/futurenetworks/rcs/global-launches/

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                            • Aadrian
                            • Sk@
                            • 21 Apr 2018

                            Anonymous, 21 Apr 2018SMS is still the best and fuss free!I agree.

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                              • Niraz1094
                              • YPe
                              • 21 Apr 2018

                              Another chat/ messaging app from Google. How is this a news? Come six months, Google will have again developed another app for the same purpose and abandon this. Give it up Google!

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                                • AnonD-753703
                                • Dka
                                • 21 Apr 2018

                                Arif238, 21 Apr 2018Will RCS be available in India?Yes because jio and airtel is patner with these agreements

                                  .alpha, 21 Apr 2018Google should just make something that works with iMessageThat will never happen. Apple keeps most of their customers with them only because of iMessage, they have 0 desire in opening it up - they only want to 'communicate with Apple users/customers' which is a letdown, but it seems to profit Apple billions.

                                    Google Talk was great until weed team thinks there should be individual app for each messaging type

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                                      • AnonD-510098
                                      • MAf
                                      • 21 Apr 2018

                                      "Google has already announced its partnership with many phone makers like Huawei, Motorola, LG, HTC, and Sony to use Android Messages as the default SMS/Chat app."

                                      No samsung to be seen, thats why Huawei will replace them in Android world soon

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                                        • Eske Rahn
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                                        • 21 Apr 2018

                                        Anonymous, 21 Apr 2018It works the same way as sms thenNot quite, it can use EITHER cellular OR WiFi