Google is consistently including new options to its Messages app. Nicely, the most recent addition is absolutely helpful. Google Messages will now make it simple to identify RCS conversations in your chat listing. It’ll be simple to distinguish them from common SMS messages.
Earlier than we get right down to it, do observe that this function is at present being examined in a beta model of the app. To be actual, it’s obtainable in model ‘20230615_02_RC00’ of the app. It’s anticipated to make its strategy to the steady construct quickly, although.
Google makes it simple to identify RCS conversations in its Messages app
In any case, Google Messages by no means actually went out of its strategy to spotlight RCS chats. For the time being, you can not actually inform the distinction by your chat listing, by no means. Solely once you open the chat, or begin writing a message to somebody will you understand.
Within the chat listing, there’s a lock icon on the messages you’ve despatched and obtained, signalizing encryption. Earlier than you begin typing a message, you’ll both see a ‘Chat message’ or ‘Textual content message’ indicator within the textual content field. You additionally get an indicator once you begin writing a message, both a lock icon subsequent to the ship icon, or an ‘SMS’ indicator in writing.
Nicely, because of this transformation, it’ll be simple to identify RCS convos in your chat listing. Whenever you open up Google Messages, you’ll see a listing of chats, and a brand new icon on the profile pictures of individuals you’re speaking with.
A brand new RCS icon has been added to the chat listing
That icon shall be positioned within the bottom-right nook, and that goes for each particular person and group convos. That icon is mainly a simplified model of the app emblem with Dynamic Coloration theming thrown into the combo.
All of the conversations which have that icon hooked up to them are RCS convos. These that don’t are common SMS messages. It’s that straightforward. Evidently, that is very helpful, as not everyone seems to be utilizing RCS.
It is going to make it actually easy to acknowledge RCS messages earlier than you even enter a particular chat. It might even gently push individuals to activate chat options inside Google Messages.