Everything COOL you can do with Google Messages & RCS! (2022) 

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One underrated feature is that you can schedule your messages to go out at a later time.

Now that Samsung is using google's messaging app as default, its high time for rest of android phone manufacturers to do the same.

RCS is great in theory, but Google and phone carriers have been horrible at deploying it. I constantly have issues with other Android users that use Messages where it'll say I'm chatting with them, they'll reply and it'll come as a standard SMS message, then I'll reply again and it'll go as a chat. Not to mention all the issues between carriers, like trying to use RCS with someone on AT&T while I'm on T-Mobile. The potential is there, but they need to put more work into it.

Samsung messages has been using RCS for a bit however it has only worked when messaging other samsungs, however with the S22 lineup Samsung collaborated with Google to bring a OneUi skinned version of Google Messages to those devices as the DEFAULT messaging app. However they still packed in the old Samsung Messages as well for people who may prefer the features on that one instead. I think this is a great step forward and hopefully other companies follow suit. MKBHD brought up a good point, MOST people tend to use the default messaging app instead of going out of their way to install another one. With this knowledge I think companies should follow the Samsung route and just make Google Messages the standard default so that every android user has it pre-installed from day 1.

You can also schedule when you want messages to be sent by typing your message out and long pressing on the send icon

I personally love not letting people know when I have read a message. It seems incredibly intrusive and also forces you respond. This also allows one to disconnect from obligations whether work or personal as we all need to disconnect.

Thanks for the heads up 🙂

Great info -- Thanks! Do you happen to know how the Send Location thing works? I press the plus symbol when composing a message and the Location button does nothing (the other buttons work fine -- gifs and contacts etc). ALSO, is there some way to change or disable the automatic deleting of individual messages after 30 days? THANKS! Google Pixel 4a with Android version 13.

Been using RCS for a while but never knew about the texting from a laptop option. Even though I'll never, use it seems like a pretty cool feature. I hope they keep this as the standard going forward.

Has a lot of these features way back in the day on my Samsung Note 8 as Sprint allowed you to enable rcs years ago. Just a couple of new things here like the maps and website features. Just upgraded to a s23 ultra. I'll see what they added in theirs.

@9:28 So you don't even have to login to Google on the browser for this to work? How do you undo it? So after youve paired a pc is there a way to unpair it. Does it show how many devices are paired on the phone and can you remove them?

Hi, quick one : Can I sync messages received on my phone via Google Messages to other Google Services? (e.g Sheets, Docs, Drive etc)

Nice video !!! I would like to see a comparison between Google Message and Samsung Message!

Can you add additional text categories in the Google Messaging App?

Thank you for a great video. Is there a way for me to reuse the groups i created...im currently unable to find the groups ive created

But can I delete messages from notification shade itself though.?

I wish there was a SMS auto reply for when you're in a meeting or busy. Like an auto answering service...."Hey, I've received your message, but I'm busy at the moment. I'll get back to you as soon as I'm free". Something like that. Or a vacation version..... Especially good for small business owners.

Can you explain why I don't have the Weather, Restaurants and Movies icons? They were, but they are gone. How to use it?

I really like this channel👍🏼

Is there a way to customize the background wallpaper in the Goggle Messaging App?

Is it possible to schedule a daily text message to send the same time everyday?

thanks for letting me know!!

how do you get the layout of Google messages to look like that?

"Tim Apple" + Snoop dancing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ¡¡¡¡¡Classic!!!!!

Is there a way to read from where you left off in group chats? I consistently have to scroll up to read what I missed

What keyboard is that @0:01? It looks like Gboard but I'm not sure.

I've finally seen the light! My brother sent me a video via RCS today and the video was full screen and high quality. I was also able to send a 4k60 clip from Filmic Pro although it was sent at x2 speed. Never thought I'd see the day. We're getting where we need to be. I also love the Phone companion app for Android allowing me to send and receive messages right from my laptop while my phone is charging. The same app was missing so many features for iOS.

How can you change your display name Like you know the one you see on your photos

How do I assign a contact to a text message category and how do you add more categories?

Is there any way to change to text bubble colors?

How to enable slide to delete function? (If available)

Is there a place I can add different skins for the app?

The message category organisation has been present in India for nearly almost an year now

Can signatures be set?

Why don't the blocked messages show when you open it up? It's says this where they will appear but none show? Are there settings that need to be changed?

How do u change the colour of the messages?

If you have a long text history that goes back over a year, how do you scroll to the beginning without having to scroll up constantly?

1:19 Tim Apple Hahahah I remember that reference. 😅

I have lost the ability to share weather, restaurants, and movies within the messages app......any news on a fix for this?

Thank you

Google software is just blows my mind awesome..

Curious about why the # of messages on the notification bubble is always more than the # of messages actually received?

I don't have the message organization option in my settings? Suggestions?

How do you change the bubble color on Google messages

Does anyone know if there's a way to disable to avatar circles next to each conversation?

switched over from samsung messages hoping that my video messages would be better on my s10. Still grainy but not as bad. Any way to improve it?

Thx for great video. My situation is when i see a tiktok i want to share with multiple contacts but im only able to select one contacts. Im 58 yrs old im coming from a note 9 to this s23ultra...pls help. Thxs

does it work in North Africa

So when I press and hold to send a delayed text it gives me the option to send an urgent text and not a delayed text. Can someone explain why I don't have this option? (Galaxy S10+ 1tb)

Anyone know if Google Messages has a feature to print messages to pdf or a file that you can share? I need a way to share a group text thread with photos & videos to another application that our group uses. Any suggestions?

Google messages doesn't work half as well as Samsung messages on galaxy s21. All MMS msgs have to be manually downloaded even though I have it set to auto.

My issue with it is like the video quality when sending like bit rate seem low when sending but fine one my phone and I have a s23

Great video. If Google can include dual SIM functionality, that would be great

Pisses me off that several of these features are unavailable on google store purchased pixel 6 pro.

I want to know if you can help me. I just recently started using RCS messaging but it doesn't allow me to send large videos which doesn't make sense. How can I rectify this?

I want to change the background on my texts like you can in the main text app. Seems impossible

Is this rcs active on the pixel 6 yet in the states?

So this used to be Carrier dependant. So Google is now hosting the RCS infrastructure for all Android phones?

Nice features, but in Brazil we don't use sms or others apps like that, the most used app to send messages is WhatsApp Sms is a very old feature app

How do I backup messages in Google messages?

what smartphone is he using ?

Samsung Messages also has RCS built in will it not work?

Category messaging is available in India too. I have more categories like OTP, transactions etc

can you directly reply to someone in a group thread? If so, how?

For some reason it keeps sending sms even though I have all the settings to use RCS and noz use SMS even when no Wifi available am confused pls help

I take it RCS does not work with dual sims? (Pixel 6 Pro utilizing one hard sim and one esim) on TMobile. 4xl used to work but was only using one sim.

Great video thank you! But I lost count how many time you advised to go up tp top right side to the 3 dot menu.... On the top right will be YOUR PROFILE ICON!! The 3 line menu is actually on top left! Still awesome Vid take care and stay safe!

Is there an API for Google Messages for Web?

Finally… only a decade later Google has delivered an iMessage like experience. Now manufacturers just need to use it by default.

When it works, poor man's imessage .

Snoop Crip Walking. lol

I wish we could customize the chat room like we can in OneUI

How is your google messages true black and not grey, also you have red bubbles. I'm using google messages on my s22 ultra and I don't get that, only with Samsung messages but I don't like it's adaptation.

A friend of mine uses the stock Samsung texting app on a Samsung phone and it shows when I am typing a message to her or when she is typing a message to me. However it does not show if the message has been read. That may just be a setting on her phone that needs turned on.

Hope you can help, but just switch to Android from iphone and the "messages reactions" doesn't pop up on my end . I can't react to any messages

be cool if it could even be used on S22 Ultra through ATT towers.

Can you do a more in depth review of how to leave a group chat please?

How do you get your messages to use different colours?

does it have quick reply ?

Question, after doing a factory reset on my phone, Google Messages says my SIM is incompatible, while I had been using RCS for over a year. I've tried everything. Any ideas?

How to link specific number to this app

Hmm don't have the message categorization option on galaxy s22

Now if they would just make it easier to clean up! I do not want to have to go to EACH image, video or link in the actual chat to delete it. Please tell me if I am missing something???

I receive A LOT of what I regard as nuisance messages; is there an app that makes blocking those simple?

Why do we still not have direct message reply?

2:45 android messages is not that dark on my Note 20 ultra and i am on the beta. :/ How were you able to have your chat bubbles turn green? Is that a Pixel exclusive?

Really trying to figure out how to automatically include my contact info as a signature going out to new text messages. People have sent me messages with this feature and I do not see it in the settings on Google messages. Anyone have some help?

I want to import my old group contact list to Messager as a group and not individually

How can you know if someone has blocked you on Google message

Is it free to use internationally like WhatsApp is?

Can we get that blue wallpaper in the thumbnail

I can't find mine on my app draw even though it's on there as it's showing it on Google play

I want to know why in the text messages contacts does a blue text bubble icon appear on some contacts and not others? I thought it meant it was unread but it doesn't. It feels childish and a bit too iPhoney. Can anyone tell me what they meen/are for? Thank you in advance.

For groupchat whenever I wanna add someone to a group it creates a separate group instead of adding them to the current group why is that Are messages encrypted. Is this app safe and secure to use. If not are there any other secure messaging apps to use Is there a way to reply to a specific person in a group. Like if you only wanna respond to one person And when i send messages it doesn't show sent delivered or read

Is this only available for Android to Android user?

I turn off my wifi to save battery and reduce radio use. I tried using the RCS service some months ago. Using it in combination with no wifi (or mobile data use) seems to really screw it up. Messages won't be received or sent unless you're connected 😕 Have to stick with my horribly ancient SMS standard I guess.

How do you change the bubble colors?

All nice features and all but I've been burnt WAY too many times (I'm still bitter about Hangouts). I was able to talk most of my closest friends into moving to Signal. I've lost all trust of Google's messaging products.👎🏾

I wish the categories (and other newer features like iMessage reactions, etc.) were more wide spread in the beta, I've been using the beta version of Google messages forever and am still waiting for these 😖