How to manually enable RCS messaging on Android

You'll need to shut off your device's Wi-Fi during this process. ...
Next, open the Activity Launcher app and select “All Activities” from the drop-down menu.
Tap “Messages” then scroll down and tap “Set RCS Flags.”

How do I enable RCS messaging?
Why is RCS not working?
How do I turn on RCS in Google?
How do I know if RCS is enabled?
Does my phone have RCS?
What is RCS messaging on Android?
What is a chat enabled contact?
How do you fix chat features on Android messages?
What is rich communication settings?
What is an RCS message?
How do I use RCS on Android?

How do I enable RCS messaging?

Open Activity Launcher. Scroll down the list of apps to Messages and select it. This will open a sub-menu. Scroll down until you find “Set RCS Flags” and select it.
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Now you need to force close the Messages app. You have two choices of how to do this. ...
Open Messages again. ...
Tap the “Upgrade Now” button.

Why is RCS not working?

Clear App Cache and Data

Old data like cache could be responsible for Android RCS not working on your phone. Open Settings and select Manage apps under Apps. ... Tap on Clear data at the bottom of the screen. Tap on Clear cache and then Clear all data.

How do I turn on RCS in Google?

How to enable RCS in Google Messages

Open Google Messages on your Android phone. If you don't have the app, you can download it for free.
Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner.
Tap Settings. Source: Android Central.
Tap Chat features.
Enter your phone number.
Tap Continue. Source: Android Central.

How do I know if RCS is enabled?

How can I see if I have RCS support on my phone?

Open the app and hit the menu in the top right-hand corner.
Select settings.
Select Chat features.
Chat features will tell you if you have support or not, and if it's enabled.

Does my phone have RCS?

A pop-up message will appear asking to make the change if a different app is set as the default option. Next, tap the three-dot menu icon found in the top-right corner. Then select “Settings” from the drop-down menu. If you see a section titled “Chat Features” at the top of the Settings menu, you have RCS.

What is RCS messaging on Android?

RCS (Rich Communication Services) is a next generation SMS protocol that upgrades text messaging. Rich features like payments, high-res photo & file sharing, location sharing, video calls, and much more, are delivered to a device's default messaging app.

What is a chat enabled contact?

If chat features are turned on, you can: Send messages over Wi-Fi and mobile data, instead of SMS or MMS. ... Let others know you've read their messages. Share high-quality photos.

How do you fix chat features on Android messages?

To clear the Messages app:

On your Android phone or tablet, go to Settings.
Tap Apps & notifications. Messages.
Tap Storage. Clear Storage.
Force quit then restart the Android Messages app. ...
Turn off Airplane mode.
After a few minutes, check your chat features status to see if you're connected.

What is rich communication settings?

RCS, also known as Chat, is an enhanced messaging experience on Android devices that is an upgrade to simple text/SMS and is similar to iMessage or WhatsApp. Chat is enabled by Google's Android platform and is accessible using either Google's Android Messages app or Samsung's Messages app.

What is an RCS message?

RCS is the new messaging protocol on Android devices. It's an alternative for SMS and more closely matches the features available in Apple's iMessage, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger. With RCS, you'll be able to send richer, more engaging text messages than you could on SMS.

How do I use RCS on Android?

Let's do it!

Open Android Messages from the application tray.
If you've never used Messages you may get prompted to immediately turn on Chat (RCS)
Otherwise, select the hamburger menu in the top right and go to Settings.
Tap Chat features.
Make sure status is Connected and Enable chat features is toggled to ON.