I think it depends on carrier, I have RCS on Samsung Messages, you need to toggle an option in Settings > Connections > More Connection Settings > Rich Communications Then in Messages > 3 dots top right menu > Settings > You should see "Chat Settings" as the top option, inside there is "Rich Communications settings" you can toggle on/off, and "Select default messaging type" where you can change from Text/Multimedia to "Chat messages"
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