Verizon no longer supports RCS in Samsung Messages

[Desiree]

I got this message 

Verizon Msg: Samsung Messages will no longer support RCS after 1.6.2025. Switch to Google Messages to maintain the more robust messaging you're used to."  and was wondering what it means?

[IveS24ULTRA]

That's hard to believe, considering Apple was purposefully downgrading quality.

[realaud]

I have no reason to lie about it. If I had been having problems, I'd be just as frustrated as everyone else. To my knowledge and belief, no one has ever missed a text from, nor I from them. No matter which brand phone I had over the years (and I used several), I have never used anything other than Google messages. Tried Samsung for a bit but it was so awful, I switched back and only ever use it to help someone troubleshoot; but I would still use it if that was my only choice due to new standards in messaging.

[Robin621k]

He is talking about videos and pictures being postage stamps... just plain awful.

[realaud]

Oh, sorry didn't see that. I don't send pictures and videos via text. I either use email or FB messenger, as do others with me. But we are also not big on sending videos or photos at all.

[userBbgVrcOreR]

That's a weird perception given that the RCS was viable on Android before Apple ever got onboard with it.

[IveS24ULTRA]

That's what I mean. We personally didn't have issues until it was time to send something to Apple. Which in turn, they were downgrading quality of pictures and videos.

[IveS24ULTRA]

It's horrible

[CasualMember]

It's the new generation of texting. Do you want to be using outdated technology?

[Robin621k]

You can still use Samsung Messages. It will only be SMS/MMS To tell if you are using RCS or basic texts, in the message box that you type in it would like like the picture I have attached. Basic text it will say text!

[Robin621k]

That is Google Messages!