Switching to RCS on Android unlocks smarter texting features, including read receipts, typing indicators, and better media sharing.

Mac 911 You don’t have to turn on RCS to message with Android users The new option for RCS messaging isn’t required to continue communicating with your green bubble friends.

Wear OS smartwatches cannot send RCS messages independent of a phone connection. A future update to Google Messages could enable standalone RCS on Wear OS smartwatches, letting you send and ...