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David Nield

Security
08.01.2021 07:00 AM

A Guide to RCS, and Why It Makes Texting So Much Better

Google is pushing the new standard for Android devices, which
promises better security and cooler features than plain old SMS.

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Next year Verizon will join AT&T and T-Mobile in preloading Android
phones with Messages by Google as the default texting app. It's a big
win for RCS, the chat protocol that Google has been pushing us all to
adopt. But what exactly is RCS, and why do you need it?

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