An in-line reply feature for responding to individual messages, and the ability to star or set a reminder on a text are some of the new features that the Messages app will get. Some of the best new features require users to have RCS enabled, which seems to be precisely the point, even if it means some complicated compatibility issues in the meantime.
The primary infrastructure for mobile messaging is expected to be replaced by a new standard. It can support a lot of additional features since it works over the internet and not carrier bandwidth. Sanaz Ahari, who runs Android and business communications for the company, said that the goal is to move past SMS and onto full RCS as quickly as possible. She said that they think every user of the operating system should have messaging over the internet.
Ahari stopped short of saying Apple is the main reason. She said that there was a lot of conversations that happened across the Apple and theAndroid ecosystems. She said that it served its purpose well. It is time for a new phone to be used instead of the old one. It's not easy to move forward.
Some of the new Messages features aren't specific to RCS, but rather are just a better integration of other tools into the Messages app The app will suggest adding a reminder or calendar event if it finds timely information in a message, and it will now be possible to watch YouTube videos in Messages without leaving the app. You will be able to get automatic transcriptions of voice messages if you have a recent device such as a flip 4 or a s22 or fold 4. The icons for the Messages, Phone, and Contacts apps have been updated.
Adding a new inbox to Messages that pulls together all your official text communication is one of the experiments being done by the search engine. A lot of business chats are started from Search and Maps, according to the product manager of the messaging service. Users go to Messages to finish the conversation and interact with one another.
RCS is required for the best new features in messages. In addition to the reply feature, you can reply directly to a message, and it shows up in the chat, similar to what you would see in a messaging app.
For a long time,google tried to play nice with messages. It was caught between its own desires and the needs of carriers and partners, and so it didn't take control of its messaging experience. The issue is being pushed more aggressively by the company.
For a long time,google tried to play nice with messages.
500 million people now have RCS access, but it's not the entire system. All carriers need to be on board with the standard in order for it to be useful.
Even as Apple CEO Tim Cook said users simply aren't asking for the standard, Google was fighting with Apple to get it to adopt it. The Messages app can now send a message with a heart-emoji, which will send a message like, "So and so reacted heart-emoji to 'Sounds great see you there!'" Everyone in the conversation should see the emoji on the message. It is up to them to decide whether or not to make that look different.
Apple's version of this feature forced Google to hack those tapback reactions into Messages in order to get Apple to buy into RCS. In the event that it is not possible or hasn't happened yet, this is the best thing to do.
Jedrzejowicz preached patience. He said that opening up RCS to everyone is a question of time and maturity. He said that it's a particular challenge. RCS is on the right track, but we don't believe that we're at a point where theecosystem is stable and mature enough with all the foundations in place for this to be ready He didn't say when or if Google Voice would get RCS support, but he did say that it should.
Communication is a fundamental use case of why we have phones. It feels an obligation to support the old ways of communication, but it also has an increasingly clear view of what's next, and it's willing to pick fights to make it happen. While it spars with Apple in the public eye, it's also just starting to build out the RCSecosystem. It's up to Apple to keep up.
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