RCS Is Taking Over the World of SMS. Or Is It?

Samsung retires its messaging app, adopts Google Messages as default on Galaxy phones

Samsung is retiring its own messaging app in favor of Google Messages as the default SMS/RCS app on its Galaxy phones. This move is a positi

iOS 27 brings RCS upgrades to improve iPhone-Android messaging with read receipts, encryption, and richer media sharing

iOS 27 introduces significant upgrades to RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging, bringing cross-platform iPhone-to-Android conversatio

Samsung Messages app to shut down on July 6, 2025, as Google Messages takes over

Samsung is shutting down its Samsung Messages app on July 6, 2025, after years of transitioning users to Google Messages. The app was the de

Samsung Messages has just been killed off, forcing loyal users to make the switch to Google Messages, and not everyone is pleased — this is what you need to do

iOS 27 beta 2 adds inline replies and photo reactions to RCS messaging between iPhone and Android

iOS 27 beta 2 introduces support for inline replies and photo reactions in RCS conversations between iPhone and Android users. The update al

Chat backgrounds in Messages - why only for iMessages and not RCS?!