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In the UK, the service went live on 28 June 2019 for some users there was wider roll-out in the US in December 2019. That got the system off the ground, bringing a new messaging platform to Android users - but Google only targeted France and the UK initially. Google has said, however, that if a network supports RCS, its own servers can be used for the transfer of messages. This has seen RCS messaging supported on Android devices and using Google's servers rather than the mobile phone network's servers. However, in June 2019, Google took the reins back. There are probably a number of reasons for that - dropping SMS or MMS tariffs and working on cross-network functions are likely to have seen RCS as low priority. The problem in the past has been that mobile phone networks were handed responsibility for support and few moved on it. It's supported by the stock Google Messages app available on Android. What's the current status of RCS messaging?įor a number of years, RCS has been widely supported by mobile phone networks, software and devices. It's seen as a rival to Apple's iMessage service, although there are some subtle differences between how these services operate. RCS messaging is very much like WhatsApp, where live chat can take place, including multi-media support, with everything handled via the data network. In 2016, the GSMA agreed on a Universal Profile - a set of standards that all mobile operators, phone manufacturers and software providers can use to help implement RCS on devices. RCS was first formed in 2007 and was taken over by the GSM Association (GSMA), the industry trade body that represents mobile operators worldwide, in 2008. The overall aim of RCS is for it to eventually replace SMS and MMS messaging, the formats we're all familiar with as they have been around for years. Rich communication services is a protocol between both mobile operators and phones.