SMS (Short Messaging Service) has been around for a long time, but it's been slowly being replaced by a newer and much better standard for text messaging called "RCS." You may have heard this mysterious acronym before, but what is RCS all about, and more importantly, how will it affect...
What is RCS messaging & RCS chat? Is RCS the future of text messaging? Here’s what you should know about RCS + FAQs.
SMS messages are still sent over a mobile network, meaning it can and should be used as a fallback when there’s no Wi-Fi or you don’t have a data plan (this is exactly what the Google Messages app already does between RCS and SMS, and what iMessage does when texting an Android ...
Rich communication services (RCS) is a protocol between both mobile operators and phones. 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. RCS was first formed in 2007 and was taken over...
RCS is advanced messaging. Google says that RCS “upgrades SMS with branding, rich media, interactivity, and analytics.” Since we’re on the topic of Google, it’s worth mentioning that RCS is a Google-supported communication protocol that (as of this writing) only works with Android ...
Messaging, RCS Chat, Joyn, Message+, or SMS+. On that note, both parties must be using a compatible messaging app and network to send and receive Rich Communications Services messages. Fortunately, the protocol is designed to fall back to SMS or MMS if your recipient doesn’t support RCS....
Rich Communication Services more popularly known as RCS messaging is simply defined as a next generation SMS protocol. Click to know more!
Of course, Google’s big push to persuade everyone else to adopt RCS is self-serving, since it has adopted RCS for its own Messages app. Apple has been either silent or non-committal on dropping SMS for RCS. Detractors of RCS say it may fix some issues, but doesn’t solve...
RCS requires a mobile data connection. That’s what allows it to provide interactive exchanges similar to OTT. SMS, on the other hand, does not require Wifi or a mobile data plan. If Wifi or a mobile data connection is unavailable, SMS should be the fallback option for messaging. Who ...
RCS may also be called 5G messaging, advanced messaging, enhanced chat, joyn, and SMS+.2. Short for Revision Control System, RCS is a software solution developed in 1982 that helps manage multiple revisions of a file. Although still used today, RCS was largely superseded by CVS (Concurrent ...