Re: Samsung no longer shipping with Samsung Messages in the USA

Steve Hayes wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
 

Your network provider has to either provide their own RCS server, or
(increasingly common) use the servers provided by Jibe/Google, then you
should be able to enable it within your messages app.

 If mine has such a server, I have no idea how to use it.

I can't speak about Samsung Messages, but for Google Messages
open the app,
be on the conversations summary screen, not a specific conversation
click on my avatar at top/right
messages settings
RCS Chats
turn on
it shows my SIM with a green "connected" status
hopefully samsung is similar, or you could try installing google messages?

I use my Samsung dumb phone for SMSs, because it makes it easier to
send messages to groups than Android.

RCS handles groups, without converting them to MMS, which is expensive in the UK

I have a Samsung smartphone (with a different provider), which I use
for voice calls and Internet stuff.