RCS, the successor to SMS and MMS, acquired an enormous enhance when Apple introduced assist for it with iOS 18. Nonetheless, it was lacking out on a number of options, like the power to activate RCS on each SIM playing cards on supported dual-SIM telephones. That characteristic is rolling out now by way of Google Messages.

Google Messages brings dual-SIM RCS characteristic to Android telephones

Since earlier this 12 months, Google had been testing RCS communication on each SIM playing cards in telephones which have a dual-SIM card slot. Nonetheless, the characteristic is just now rolling out extensively to beta testers utilizing the model 20241018_01_RC00+ of the app. This characteristic permits you to ship and obtain RCS messages on each SIM playing cards concurrently.

If in case you have the characteristic, you may examine it within the Google Messages app by navigating to Settings » RCS. The standing for each SIMs will probably be proven as “Related” and have checkboxes to allow/disable RCS on every SIM.

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As 9To5Google notes, customers on Google Fi, T-Cellular, Verizon, and others have began seeing dual-SIM RCS characteristic on the Google Messages app on their Android telephones. A lot of these customers are utilizing Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones.

You needn’t have two bodily SIM card slots to make use of this characteristic. Many high-end telephones nowadays have a bodily SIM card slot and an eSIM. And RCS could be energetic on each these SIMs concurrently.

Why is RCS necessary?

RCS brings a number of superior chatting options which can be seen on internet-based messaging apps like WhatsApp. It presents real-time typing indicators, despatched/acquired/learn notifications, high-resolution photos and movies, voice messages, location sharing, group chatting, stickers, and extra.