Google announces 1B+ RCS messages sent in the US daily

Android show Google I/OGoogle offers a brief update on Tuesday RCS (rich communication service) protocol, upgrading SMS to SMS Offer Read high-resolution photos and videos, typing indicators, receipts, advanced group chat and more. The company shared that the messaging standard now supports more than one billion message every day in the US

Google mentions that this metric is made on average on average in the last 28 days.

Google is significant because of the status Fighting over a few years To accept support to get Apple RCS in iOSAllow for better contact between Android and Apple devices. Previously, iPhone users who received the text from friends on Android had to deal with obscure videos and images and could not easily handle group chats when their green -bed friends joined. Unlike the iMaceage, the name of group chats with Android users could not be changed, or people could not be added or removed and you could not exit when you wanted it. Emoji reactions also do not work properly, which leads to Boring text To let you know how the Android user reacted instead of showing their emoji response directly.

It has changed with the fall of 2024 Launch of iOS 18When Apple has finally added RCS support to its message app. Although the effectiveness has been upgraded, Apple still shows RCS chats as a green bubble in hopes of retaining the stigma of Android user intact. This Is especially important among young people In the United States, where the demand for blue bubbles has made the iPhone as the most popular device for adolescents.

Surprisingly, Google did not share other statistics around the RCS, as the number of users give more specific or career support details.