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

Messaging and social media apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Instagram displayed on a smartphone screen. - Thrive Studios ID/Shutterstock The freedom that an Android phone offers also ...

Samsung is ending its messaging app, requiring most users to switch to Google Messages to keep texting on their devices. The Samsung Messages app will be discontinued in July 2026, the tech giant ...

Samsung Messages will go offline in July. Here's what Galaxy phone users need to do now to prepare. (Adobe Stock) ...

RCS messaging is now rolling out in beta through iOS 26.5, developed in collaboration with Google and the GSMA, the ...