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
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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”.
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.
@@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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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?
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 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).
@@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
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
@@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.
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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
@@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
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.
@@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
@@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
@@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.
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 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!
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
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.
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.
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?
@@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.
@@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
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.
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
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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.
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! 😂
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
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
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.
iMessage is one of the only reasons I stick to iPhone. But also facetime and Apple Music, which UA-cam 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.
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 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
@@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
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
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
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’
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 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.
I don't think it will be success in Brazil because the whatsapp is the most famous mobile messaging app of all the time. Here, everyone wants to use only the WhatsApp, even though i prefer the telegram app over the WhatsApp :(
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.
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.
This will change things if carriers ever bother to implement it and if Apple ever decides to join the bandwagon so Android and Iphone users can communicate in the same mode
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"
@@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
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 😊
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.
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
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.
By enabling RCS, which is now a "Google" rich operating service, you have allowed a "listening" permission. Remember a few years ago when people 'could've sworn' their phone can now "hear" what they're saying vs having to type it in? This is when Google adopted 'Chat' ergo the RCS feature
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?
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)
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.
Wait, you still use sms in USA? 8 years ago you only had to message to your mum and dad by SMS and everyone else was on WhatsApp. Now, everyone on the campus is on Telegram and I only use WhatsApp to message my parents.
How about a video about 5G? The more I read about it, the more I am convinced that mm wavelength is going to be limited to small areas (e. g. Stadiums, business complexes, etc) because of the limited range and ease of interference from tree, buildings, etc. This makes 600 MHz (and lower) the spectrum that will provide the widest coverage, but at speeds well below mm service. I'd like to see if that is true and you are a source I trust.
I got RCS but none of my friends use it
How do you get rcs?
We can rcs together
Lots of people in the same boat
same here
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
They should make Android messages default for every new android phones
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
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.
Another implementation nightmare. It has to be supported by the carrier. It's not just a matter of turning it on in messages
@@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”
this was all i needed to know
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.
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.
@@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.
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”.
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.
Why didn’t you talk about the lack of encryption... seems like a pretty obvious exclusion...
B/c nobody cares unless their doing something illegal
@@JonSuejoj Ok, you keep believing that, there is 43 people that liked the above poster post, so that is 43 people just from here.
@@zyborg47 google is already working on end to end encryption for rcs, have you read the news yet?
@@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
@@zyborg47 samsung messages will do the same thing. we just dont know when this will happen.
Until RCS implements end-to-end encryption, I will continue to use alternative messaging apps...
Why do you need end-to-end encryption for normal every day texts?
@@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.
@@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.
@@jimv1983 I value my privacy. It's pretty simple.
@@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.
iMessage is literally the only reason why I’m still holding on to an Iphone lol
Guthrie Melchiade
EXACTLY
The only reason
what's better in iMessage than any other app you can download, like WhatsApp or fb messenger?
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
Same.
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?
SanJose408Alex 😂 took me a second haha
Big brain time
ohhh Arceus haha nice one
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.
Ben Altair but how does it change your interaction with images and videos with iPhone users?
@@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).
@@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
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
@@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.
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
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.
i agree with left-player, SMS/MMS messaging should be platform independent, but big $$$ in chop'n it up i guess.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
Thank you for tuning in when it showed up in your feed from a long time ago 😂
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.
Most definitely
Green Goblin
Buy a iphone why complaint
@@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.
@@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
Basically, Imessage for Android
I never thought about that. Do people who have iPhones have to pay to send messages?
N R no
@@NR-nf1il Neither does RCS do. In 2007 it had the name SMSoIP
@@NR-nf1il Neither does RCS do. In 2007 it had the name SMSoIP
Still not here
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Kunal Saini it works
@@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
@@brock4629 I have visible and it works
🤔 hmmmm....
@@KunalSaini97 yep
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.
Hate google
If Google messages let me schedule a message to send at a later time, I'd use it. Samsung lets me do that.
I went from a Note 8 to pixel. And now I realise how good Samsung is.
All these little features add up.
Use Textra app. Best texting app ever for Android.
@@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
@@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
@@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.
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.
So google wants to read our messages now.... lol
RCS enables end to end encryption.
Nathan Chavez no it doesnt have any encryption at all I believe
@@imrickjames7012 it does have encryption but it isn't end to end
U dumbass
ImRIckJames it will soon cause google is working on it
low key imessage was the real reason i had an iphone.
Cris Cozy Same here and the regular updates.
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!
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
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.
@@JustxLiving909 wouldn't you all need to have phone's made by Apple to use FaceTime though
iOS will now support RCS in 2024 🎉
I could only imagine sms'ing someone if I somehow lost internet connection, but can still sms. That never happens though.
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.
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.
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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.
When Did you get this Update or was it already included ?
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?
Yeah we use SMS because data isn't available everywhere. Not complicated at all.
It's stupid expensive where I live and just turning on data for WhatsApp is far far cheaper
@@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.
@@fr0d0scious that sounds pretty good but unfortunately that's the case for me if you don't opt for any monthly plans
@@xistencestudios8904 monthly plan: 500mb, 1000 minutes and 1000*SMS for £7
@@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
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. 😉
Hugo Gomes how many people that you know use it? Is WhatsApp mainstream there?
And three years after this video Apple has decided to bring RCS support to iPhones from 2024
I left Verizon a few months ago and went with Google Fi. A nice surprise is that Fi supports RCS
Richard Shelton It’s godsend in international travel especially outside North America. It works best with Android but will also work with iPhone.
I have Galaxy s9 and I was able to enable Google messages rcs. Love it.
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.
To lazy to Google what was the XMPP standard?
Dennis Pietrandrea its a protocol that whatsapp uses
From everything I hear (and I watch/listen to a lot of shows and podcasts), your American mobile network service providers seem terrible?
As an American, sounds about right.
Greedy is the word
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.
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
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
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?
SMS, MMS, RCS. Wow, what a bunch of acronyms, that's a total mess. (I love dumb poetry)
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
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.
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.
Great video, was waiting for a good explanation on RCS.
Also, love the look of the new studio :)
Finally! Someone posted a video explaining this to users, without resorting to bullshit.
It gets the Psyphon stamp of approval!
😋👍
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This video in hindsight was prophetic
Facts 💯 he definitely was ahead of his time on this video. Everything lined up perfectly
well this aged like wine fine
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. 😁
this was such a good video. wow
Thank you madam!!
When Google it made the carriers pay attention because they were looking for a way to monetize RCS
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?
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?
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.
I only have an iPhone for FaceTime and iMessage, if RCS can give me an equivalent to those on Android I’m switching.
there is google due, which is literally better than facetime, however rcs is still not available for every country, lets wait and see.
@@obeid3229 how is it better? i do wish itt was build into google messages
@@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.
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.
So glad that Android is catching up
AJ Earlywine lol
Whats the difference between RCS and messaging like WhatsApp?
@@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.
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
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.
How did you turn it off??
Ok boomer
LOL, someone finally said that to me. Usually I'm saying it to someone else.
@@Andrew-it7fb You literally are acting like a boomer, why did you turn it off? I mean was there a reason
@@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?
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! 😂
Never had any issue with sms. Don't really care if I get RCS or not.
@@tech-vp5xe my point is what's the point! There are already hundreds of services doing this already! It's a pointless exercise!
This should get more views than Unboxing Therepy's non sense videos.
And in 2024, finally iphone will support RCS with ios 18
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
SMS doesn't have that either, RCS is the replacement for SMS
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv you're right but Signal, WhatsApp and others do
Hello? Hangouts? Yes, from Google, for Android.
None of my friends use it. I rooted my android so i can just uninstall it.
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
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.
🍻 brother for this Intel. I've been using it since October 2019.
How do you turn it on?
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.
You can disable both those features.
@@HermanV0929 or you can just disable rcs all together like I did. 😂
@@Andrew-it7fb There is no point at disabling RCS, because you are disabling free messaging
Remember blackberry message? Nothing is forever iPhone ... sooner or later will be obsolete
Ivan Cordero if they dnt make any changes yes iphone is already behind galaxies
iMessage is one of the only reasons I stick to iPhone. But also facetime and Apple Music, which UA-cam 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.
One of the most informative videos ever...and straight to the point. 🙌🏾
does it work only between who has RCS messages on their phone???
Yes
Yes, but it will fall back to SMS in cases where the other person doesn't have RCS (or data isn't available)
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.
2:55 so it's a US and iMessage thing. Gotcha. Move along everybody. Nothing to see here.
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).
And the missing encryption of RCS...
@@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
@@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
@@axelotl86 you do know that it's emcrypted to a sudden degree right?
August 2023, and first time using it and yes way better, videos sent to me are now clear and not blurry.
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
RCS is great! Except no one I know uses it ☹️
B/c their using the default messing app not android messages
How is so great if you can't use it?
@@JonSuejoj android messages is my default app. It updated to give me rcs so I disabled it.
@@Andrew-it7fb why
@@JonSuejoj because unlike text messages it uses data and I didn't even notice the change till I saw videos about it.
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
Just goes over data, no charges that I'm aware of.
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’
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
@@Rick_Air No, it is only when they used to have RCS enabled, but they disabled it manually
@@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.
I don't think it will be success in Brazil because the whatsapp is the most famous mobile messaging app of all the time. Here, everyone wants to use only the WhatsApp, even though i prefer the telegram app over the WhatsApp :(
This is for children that need to be entertained, this will keep them busy. It gets in the way of normal text messages.
desperate way from google to compete with whatsapp!
Has google said anything about when would the end to end encryption be coming or at least that will it ever be coming.
I believe it's all available now
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.
RCS in iOS 18 is FANTASTIC!!!
Anything that google puts out there is intended for Big Brother to do a better job.
Whatsapp is RCS
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.
Would be nice to hear from you again 4 years later when apple actually announced it will adopt rcs in 2024
I've had RCS messaging on my Verizon Pixel devices for almost 5 months already. I love it.
Does it use your precious data?
@@NR-nf1il not one issue so far and I do alot of banking and use Google pay multiple times a day.
This will change things if carriers ever bother to implement it and if Apple ever decides to join the bandwagon so Android and Iphone users can communicate in the same mode
That won’t happen. RCS is not encrypted.
@@cesarorozco4819 they will have to in order to comply with GSMA's new stardard to certify 5G. RCS is direct replacement to SMS/MMS.
No one is scared of Google never-ending reach into our lives?
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"
No. Why should I be scared?
SMS is so outdated in my country
Where?
@@SHINYFUNGAMES The country called the whole world expect the states
Sooooorrryyy fuckin Rodrigo. Were not as advANCED as YOU 🙌
j j wow you’re an idiot
@@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
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
Talking to a person face to face and handing them a picture also works
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.
I still use smoke signals
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 😊
Finally Apple will support RCS 4 years later.
RCS is ooooold and didn’t catch up and outside the US, the Slot was filled by WhatsApp and co.
10.1/10
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.
This is the lone moment iphone users can look at android users and finally say "what took y'all so long?"
This must be some sort of peasant problem I’m unfamiliar with
GoJohnnyGo it’s how I feel when my iMessage turns to green trying to text a new number.
Eww isheep🤢🤢
iCrap?
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
Right? Hangouts was even shown in the screen scroll of all the RCS apps in Google Play.
And Hangouts is the main reason I rooted my phone, so I can just uninstall it.
No. You misunderstood
@@lindsaywebb1904 na I think I'm pretty spot on
Now Signal is also a thing after Musk's husk 😂.
Great video Pal, Informative and entertaining like it always have been.
3:41 it is happening 🙌
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.
By enabling RCS, which is now a "Google" rich operating service, you have allowed a "listening" permission. Remember a few years ago when people 'could've sworn' their phone can now "hear" what they're saying vs having to type it in? This is when Google adopted 'Chat' ergo the RCS feature
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?
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)
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.
Nothing but one more way for one company to get more user information to better target and market the same users.
People still use texting?
Wait, you still use sms in USA? 8 years ago you only had to message to your mum and dad by SMS and everyone else was on WhatsApp. Now, everyone on the campus is on Telegram and I only use WhatsApp to message my parents.
Best explainer of this that I've ever heard. Thank you so much for this!
How about a video about 5G? The more I read about it, the more I am convinced that mm wavelength is going to be limited to small areas (e. g. Stadiums, business complexes, etc) because of the limited range and ease of interference from tree, buildings, etc. This makes 600 MHz (and lower) the spectrum that will provide the widest coverage, but at speeds well below mm service. I'd like to see if that is true and you are a source I trust.