Re: RCS messaging to one user fails

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:

badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Andrews wrote:
 

badgolferman wrote on Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:46:32 -0000 (UTC) :
 

Since the adoption of RCS by Apple and upgrading to iOS 18.0.1, I'm
having trouble sending messages to one of my Android user
co-workers.  The message field where you type shows RCS when I
start to message them, but it fails delivery immediately.  I am
forced to send again as a SMS message every time.

 
Hi badgolferman,
 
I'd like to help you out but I'm hindered by having never used RCS
(since it does nothing useful to me) but maybe I can run an RCS test
for you?
 
I have a variety of iPads and an iPhone 6 (but no SIM card) in front
of me.  Of course my daily drive is the free T-Mobile Galaxy A32-5G
which has the  the last known good version of PulseSMS set up as my
default messenger app.
 
PulseSMS doesn't support RCS but I could probably load any non-Google
messenger app that has RCS support (they should start existing soon).
 
Do you know if it's possible for me to test your scenario with those
tools?  How?
 
Looking up my old thread from a year ago asking for non-Google RCS
apps it seems there may be non-Google RCS apps for me to test with
iOS for you.
<https://xdaforums.com/t/apps-what-rich-communication-services-enabled-sms-mms-rcs-text-messaging-apps-do-you-know-of-for-android.4642422/>
 
Let me know if you can think of a test I can do for you. I also have
family members with the latest iPhone 16 (yes, I still buy Apple
products) whom I can ask also to send me messages - but they're busy
with life & kids too.
 
Let me know if there's a test you can propose that I can do for you.
I do tests for people all the time on Windows & Android so why not
iOS.

 
 
The mere fact that you are offering to be of assistance is greatly
appreciated, but at this point I have given up since I'm quite sure the
problem is with the other user's phone and there's nothing I can change
on my end to work around it.  Your act of kindness is appreciated by
me, but I'm sure not at all by several others on this newsgroup.

 
My understanding is that RCS requires the carrier to enable it. Ask your
friend to see if it has been.
 
 

The issue is my phone seems to think RCS is enabled for this user. The
Messages field where I enter text shows RCS but as soon as I hit Send it
fails. Then it gives me the option to resend as SMS. That works, but it
forces me to send the message twice each time. The other person has no
problem sending me a message and gets no errors.

Of course Alan thinks I’m lying about this whole thing and making it up.