• vxx@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Rich Communication Service.

    It’s SMS or MMS but better.

    You don’t need a messenger app and share your contacts with Facebook and Co.

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      1 year ago

      You do need a messenger app. Google wants you believe you don’t but you do.

      It’s baked into Google messages and Samsung messages (Samsung messages is just rebranded Google messages). It pre installed and defaulted if the person you tried to text can receive it.

      Google RCS goes through the internet, not carrier networks. Most likely Google jibe service. Which you carrier may have Google implement for them, if not it will default to Google’s own jibe service.