![]() If a network operator doesn't support it or has a locked-down system, Google circumvents it entirely, giving you RCS through its Jibe servers. If a carrier supports Universal Profile, the Google Messages app uses that, and everything works as expected through the carrier's servers. Google Chat requires Google's Messages app to work but doesn't require a carrier that supports Universal Profile standards for messaging. It brings all the benefits of not-so-modern instant messaging to replace the aging SMS standard. It even operates with any data connection, including Wi-Fi. With it, you can send messages and media (such as photos and videos) at a higher quality between devices with benefits like reactions and typing indicators. RCS is a set of standards developed by the GSMA (the Global System for Mobile Communications, which represents mobile carriers worldwide and establishes the standards they use) for enhanced mobile messaging. It's the RCS system that "won." (Not Hangouts Chat. In general, as this discussion applies, the only important one is Google's Chat. RCS messaging is a complicated subject, mainly because there are multiple implementations. ![]() And while Google might have won the RCS wars on Android, the future of the messaging standard is still up in the air, as much because of Google as it is because of Apple. ![]() Google wants to help Apple transition to the SMS-replacing standard as a backup for iMessage. ![]()
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