Turning off RCS? Google Messages will soon warn you about your group chats

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• Google Messages will soon inform users who disable RCS that they will exit group chats after 30 days.
• This notice will be part of the warning message that appears when you turn off RCS chats.
• Google already provides a way to deregister from RCS, which immediately exits you from group chats.

RCS has long been touted as an upgrade over SMS, and the service is poised to attract a slew of new users once iPhones also get on the RCS bandwagon through stable iOS 18 releases. With this, it becomes even more important for users to understand that they have RCS messaging switched on*and what they stand to lose when they toggle it off. Google Messages is taking a step in that direction with some new warnings that are displayed to users when they switch off RCS.

When you turn off RCS and keep it disabled for 30 days, you will be removed from any RCS group chats you are a part of. This isnt common knowledge per se, so theres a chance that some people will be caught off guard.




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