Verizon no longer supports RCS in Samsung Messages

[Desiree]

I got this message 

Verizon Msg: Samsung Messages will no longer support RCS after 1.6.2025. Switch to Google Messages to maintain the more robust messaging you're used to."  and was wondering what it means?

[realaud]

If you are using the basic message app that came with your phone, you are using Samsung messages. If you are using Google messages, you will see a large rainbow G when you open your message app. Samsung will no longer be supporting or updating their app, but not killing it outright. It will be usable for basic SMS messaging. If you are using Google messages, I think RCS may be on by default, since going forward that will be the new texting standard. If it's not on, or you want to check if it is, go to the messages settings and tap where it says RCS chats and see if it's on. If it's not, then turn it on and make sure you also turn on resend as SMS--this will ensure your messages get through to those who may not yet be using RCS. RCS encrypts messages end to end.

[JLFrandsen]

"RCS chats" is not listed in my messages settings

Don't know if it's on or off w/ S23 samsung

[realaud]

Are you using Google messages? Tap your initial on the top right, select "messages settings", and RCS chats is the first item on the list. Tap that and turn on the settings.

[63o1ndeder]

i hate google messagessss

[realaud]

Fine, use something else, I'm sure you don't need RCS anyway.

[IveS24ULTRA]

I do because everyone I know has a fruit phone

[realaud]

I have never had a problem texting with people who use Apple in 15+ years of using Google messages but, apparently people who use Samsung messages do, based on all the complaints I've seeb over the last couple of years (and the complaints are *only* coming from Samsung message users)

[IveS24ULTRA]

So before IPhone started to roll out RCS, you've never had anyone complain about video and image quality?

[realaud]

Nope. And many of my friends and extended family are Apple users.

[IveS24ULTRA]

That's hard to believe, considering Apple was purposefully downgrading quality.