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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.👎🏾

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

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

All great features...Oh wait!...none of the 4 Android users I know use anything beyond the default SMS app 😔

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.

Message categorisation is also available in India here, infact we have more catagory than shown in video, - 1 Personal 2 Transection 3 OTPs 4 Offers 5 All

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

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

Snoop Crip Walking. lol

In my experience RCS is too unreliable! Messages constantly don't send saying the other person is offline when I know full well they are when the person is in the same house as me.

I gave RCS a chance for 3 years and there were always issues… used it on Verizon and T-Mobile and both carriers were always having some problem with RCS. Then the reports regarding where the messages data collected by google is going came out a few months ago and that was it for me… switched to iOS and iMessage is just a much much better experience . Here in the US most people use iMessage so it makes things easier while WhatsApp is good enough for family/friends overseas.

Thanks for the heads up 🙂

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!

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

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

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

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

so many better apps than Google messages

Now we need apple to adapt this

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

iMessage’s still better especially with all the new features Apple implemented with iOS 18. Blue for the win! 🏆

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

Welll.. The ugly side... RCS by Google MEssages has been constant pain. It works mostly, but when it stops - it's over. Main reason to stop - Loosing data connection in the middle of sending/receiving. For example - being on the underground (London underground is still inventing mobile or wifi network along the route.) Then RCS will stop existing and get into endless loop on "Connecting" for random time. Could be minutes, hours, days or even weeks! Other messages do resume work instantly as soon as they see internet connection. Delayed delivery times is another issue. Some messages are not delivered when sent and can be delayed. My record was 4 days of delivery, when I already forgot about the message itself. As such, I can't rely on important communication and am forced to use reliable and guaranteed communication messengers - WhatsApp, telegram. Somehow - it doesn't happen with other messaging apps. How it does happens with googles own product is beyond my mind. That is not a quality that will take the world over.

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.

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

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

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

I know what you cannot do. Copy multiple messages in a conversation to paste In another conversation. Also, I cannot share links using the Googles Messages tablet app.

The thumbnail is using the old Google messages logo. They changed it a couple weeks ago

if ONLY they could set this as default SMS app for all android phones because most people i know weren't aware of this app so i have to install it for them getting confused as to "should i use this messenger" then reverting back to using the default pre-installed SMS app on their phone.

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

Is there any way to change to text bubble colors?

How do you change the bubble color on Google messages

I'm waiting for Samsung to entirely change their messaging app to Android Messages 🤓

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 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 😖

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

Google software is just blows my mind awesome..

iMessage is at the top of the class

How do u change the colour of the messages?

When it works, poor man's imessage .

Here's one thing you definitely can't DO, select all and delete ALL messages

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

Have the S22 Ultra and Samsung decided to add their own skin to Google Messages. So I don’t have half the RCS features I should. Damnit, Samsung! Quit messing with native Android apps!

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

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

Y'all need to do an updated video on Google (Android) Messages!!!! Google has now added reactions to the app like iMessage.

But can you turn a cat meme into a comic book style sticker?

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

Thank you

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?

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???

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

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

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

I really like this channel👍🏼

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.

thanks for letting me know!!

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

I am trying to figure out how to find the chat groups that my android phone asks me to name? I cannot find the group chat (sms) so what is the point of naming a group when I have to re create the group every single time I want to send to the same people?!

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

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

So if im out on the town i have to have Wifi or Data to receive Texts!?!!!???

what smartphone is he using ?

You can't filter out spam words/phrases, 'chance to win' or "prizes up for grabs." My old stock SMS app could do that..

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

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

I don't have category tab in my RCS 🤔

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

Telegram doesn't have E2E Encryption

I'm about to delete Google messages because it doesn't keep my clipboard. it deletes after about an HR.

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?

icon design just changed now up for next we gonna wait for contacts and phone change

I can still get text messages but can't reply to them unless they have Google phones (RCS), very frustrating. I can send GIF and pictures.

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

I did it on Mrs. Hofmann's phone.

It is better to communicate securely and confidentially, so there is a decentralized Utopia p2p ecosystem for that.

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.

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

@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?

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

does it have quick reply ?

Most of the features aren't available for Android Go devices 😶

The problem now is users were already used to the Internet Messaging like the Facebook Messenger., Viber, WbatsApp, Telegram, and etc.

I can see four categories. Personal transactions OTPs offers

Is it free to use internationally like WhatsApp is?