Trillions of text messages are sent and received via SMS-enabled devices every day, but have you ever stopped to ask, “What is SMS, exactly?” One of the oldest forms of mobile messaging, SMS messages ...

RCS is a developed communication protocol that modernizes text messaging using a user’s mobile data plan to send text messages via SMS or MMS. Google began promoting widespread use of RCS in 2019, ...

Samsung Messages Is Going Away in July: Save Your Texts Before It Disappears ...

You can use RCS in any way you like, as long as it's through Google Messages.

Samsung confirms its Messages app will shut down in July, causing a furor for Galaxy smartphone owners who now must act to keep texts and texting. You have just ten weeks to make changes to ensure you ...

RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.