Verizon officially makes Google Messages the default messaging app for all Android phones

21 July 2021
All major US carriers are now on board with RCS as the future of messaging.

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  • Natasha Garrison
  • kE9
  • 12 Apr 2022

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    I have gone though this article. I want to ask can we mailed these message to any other Email. I have also google it. But didn't clear my question.
    Thank you.

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      • artfourn
      • qGx
      • 09 Dec 2021

      It takes so long to go threw phone messages can you please give the phone number after the message instead of before. If it's spam we can save time and not have to listen to a phone number we don't want and just delete it. Why are you torturing us it's such a waist of time.

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        • AnonD-731363
        • Lfw
        • 26 Jul 2021

        klv12gcn, 22 Jul 2021If they have an SMS app that they really love, they will as... moreMan almost every app is colecting data not only messages apps but many others too.
        In this case it really doesnt matter what you use.
        By the way in deserts of Utah 25 years ago an inteligence centre were build in monitors 98% of all messagess send no matter where you are or what country or provider.
        They saying its for protecting from terrorism and simmilar things i dont believe to that.

          Glad to hear. I really like Google messaging RCS with it's conversation bubbles and uncompressed photos and video. I know quite a few less savy people that have no problem with any messaging app. If a new phone came with G messaging already default they probably wouldn't even notice. And they too would also get the benefits of Convo bubbles and uncompressed photos and videos.

          If only Apple would come around, LOL! Really the only hope of Apple using RCS is if the cell carriers say they will no longer support SMS. Then Apple would have to use RCS, or not be able to text any Android phones. Maybe,, while I'm still alive...

            AnonD-731363, 21 Jul 2021Yes thats right but anyway other phones and brands have mes... moreIf they have an SMS app that they really love, they will ask somebody they know to help them get that app again.

            In case they don't even know whom to ask, then it's might be better to stick with Google, since they provide e2ee, so as long as you're have internet connection, your conversation will be more or less private.

            Metadata collected by Google is still a huge problem, though.

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              • AnonD-731363
              • SH3
              • 21 Jul 2021

              OhNom, 21 Jul 2021You can choose the application you want as the default, nob... moreYes thats right but anyway other phones and brands have message app as defalut.
              Not everybody know how to swap this.
              Not everybody is so clever some older people dont know how to change the app.

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                • AnonD-731363
                • SH3
                • 21 Jul 2021

                JustSomeRandomGuy, 21 Jul 2021dude, no one is forcing anyone. this is Android, you can ju... moreYes but many less englighted úpeople dont know how.

                  AnonD-731363, 21 Jul 2021So they forced people to use google messages instead of pic... moreYou can choose the application you want as the default, nobody is obliged to anything

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                    • JustSomeRandomGuy
                    • EwD
                    • 21 Jul 2021

                    AnonD-731363, 21 Jul 2021So they forced people to use google messages instead of pic... moredude, no one is forcing anyone. this is Android, you can just download another SMS app and that's it. this is not iOS

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                      • AnonD-731363
                      • SH3
                      • 21 Jul 2021

                      ukiya, 21 Jul 2021its android, you can always download any sms as default. th... moreHmmm i understand but its silly thing.

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                        • ukiya
                        • KgV
                        • 21 Jul 2021

                        AnonD-731363, 21 Jul 2021So they forced people to use google messages instead of pic... moreits android, you can always download any sms as default. they're just gonna use google as stock.

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                          • AnonD-731363
                          • SH3
                          • 21 Jul 2021

                          So they forced people to use google messages instead of picking what they want and love to use.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • y6V
                            • 21 Jul 2021

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                              • Observer
                              • ypc
                              • 21 Jul 2021

                              For all Android mobile phones.....? Must be a hard task.