Back within the early days, SMS know-how was seen as fairly wonderful, however then smartphones got here alongside and abruptly sending pictures and movies and different types of media via messages grew to become the brand new commonplace. Apple tried to create fusion of kinds with iMessage, however on condition that it was unique to Apple gadgets, it led to the creation of the RCS commonplace.

The excellent news for non-Apple customers is that you probably have been wanting ahead to the choice to iMessage, you’ll be happy to study that Verizon has lastly introduced that they are going to be enabling RCS on their telephones. In reality, the service has even labored with Google the place future telephones from Verizon will now ship with the Google Messages app.

According to the service, “Messages by Google will be preloaded, starting next year, on all Verizon Android devices, enabling consumers to enjoy rich messaging features, such as sending and receiving higher-quality photos and videos, chatting over Wi-Fi or data, knowing when your message is read, enjoying more dynamic and engaging group chats, and securely chatting with other Messages users in available one-on-one conversations with end-to-end encryption.”

With all three main carriers having enabled RCS, some have identified that Apple is now the lone holdout in opposition to the usual. Apple’s gadgets nonetheless depend on SMS relating to sending messages from iPhone to Android customers, however like we mentioned, with all main carriers now supporting it, perhaps it might stress Apple into enabling assist as nicely.

Filed in Cellphones. Read extra about Android, Apps, Google and Verizon. Source: verizon