In minutes, you can have RCS enabled on your Android phone

Those state-side Android users hoping that Google would perform the same end around the U.S. carriers that it did in Europe with Rich Communication Service (RCS) might have been disappointed recently. All four major carriers in the states announced on Thursday that they were getting together to create the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI) which will use RCS to take consumers and businesses to the next generation of messaging.

First, let's discuss what RCS is. Unlike SMS (short message service) or text, RCS uses a data connection instead of a cellular connection ...

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