Why do we have to update to the Google Messages app

[Crazydog77749]

Whydo we have to update the system app to the Google sms app, on the Samsung s20fe? Now we get stuck with 2 Samsung apps.

[EthanPeterson]

Now that's wild

[Popsicle20]

From what I've heard, the US carriers don't want to support more than one RCS network. They chose Google and we just have to go along with it.