Re: RCS messaging

On 2025-04-06 13:28, Arno Welzel wrote:

Arno Welzel, 2025-04-06 13:26:
 

Carlos E.R., 2025-04-04 13:02:
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On 2025-04-04 09:02, Arno Welzel wrote:

Stan Brown, 2025-04-01 21:19:
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Android 15, Google Pixel 8a, Google Messages and Google's camera app
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A couple of months ago I turned on RCS chats. There are a couple of
downsides, but I wonder if there are any upsides.

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Define "RCS chats turned on". RCS is just there - you can use it or not.
But there is no option to turn RCS on or off.

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Yes, there is.
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In the Google messages app there is an option to enable or disable RCS.
If you disable it, you get only SMS and SMS; and people trying to send
to you get told about this.

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Not in my version of the Google messages app. The only options I have
here with a Google Pixel 6a and Android 15:
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<https://arnowelzel.de/samples/google-messaging-options-pixel6a-a15.png>
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No option to disable RCS completely. I can only select if I want to use
RCS or SMS for an individual contact.

 I stand corrected - this can be found in the "General settings".

Argh, options moving all other the place, or being renamed. As if we have all the time in the world to search the entire phone for something.
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Cheers, Carlos.