Samsung has got rid of RCS

[nomoreRCS]

I cannot believe that Samsung has gotten rid of RCS

And wants us to go to the Google Messenger again. 

Who else is worried about unencrypted text messages.

It's not that I sent anything naughty, it's about stuff we talked about which is personal, and now that stuff is not even security anymore. 

Shame on Samsung.

[RobXbalboa]

It's Verizon only. The change is due to Verizon dropping support for RCS as Samsung Messages depends on the carrier for RCS, while Google Messages relies on Google’s own RCS servers.

[whayayss]

To prove it, I had updated my s21+ with the latest samsung messages and my new s24 ultra.  

RCS works fine in my s21+ but on the s24 ultra there is no longer a Chat Options. They're forcing us to use Google messenger. 

[Robin621k]

RCS in Samsung Messages is CARRIER dependent. Carriers no longer wish to invest in the massive servers they have to maintain to give you the RCS functions.

They only want to provide SMS/MMS as a fallback.
Google also is pushing this, their platform, Android, their rules.

Verizon has announced they will no longer support RCS in Samsung Messages next month, AT&T and Tmobile will follow suit. Same will go for the smaller Carriers that use the 3 major providers towers.

[meself]

The s24 onward will come with Google messages and not Samsung messages best I have read there is option to download Samsung messages in the galaxy store

[PCTM]

I read that Samsung plans on discontinuing Samsung messages and replace it with Google messages

[Bhutson]

I purposely like Samsung Messages better.

[JaStork]

Yeah. Full screen on a fold and themes. Are more preferred. I get my rcs from whatsapp.

[RichardBernardHolden]

They're shutting down Samsung Messages

[userBQUDePq9Bb]

Google messaging is horrible and it doesn't even work on the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G because the settings and Advanced Phone number Unknown and this is a problem that's being ignored over 4 months now.

[whayayss]

I've always preferred samsung messages. It's still functional just without RCS, so eventually I'll have to move to Google messenger.