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TL;DR
- The most recent model of the Google Messages app lastly makes it straightforward to see if a contact makes use of RCS.
- Contacts now have an “RCS” badge to the precise of their title.
- It is a welcome departure from having to open a chat with every contact to see in the event that they use it.
Google Messages has supported RCS for years now, however one lacking function is the power to rapidly verify which contacts are utilizing this customary. We found final month that Google was working on RCS labels, and it appears like this function is lastly accessible to customers.
9to5Google and Redditors report that Google Messages now shows a badge subsequent to contacts which have RCS. The badges are displayed within the contact record that seems after you faucet the “begin chat” button. The labels are stated to be accessible within the newest beta model of the app (model 20250527_01_RC00), though we will’t see them but on our telephones. Try the screenshot under, courtesy of Redditor anirruddhdodiya.
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However, this can be a sorely wanted quality-of-life function. There was no fast method to discover out which contacts had RCS. Customers need to open a chat with a contact after which verify whether or not “RCS message” or “Textual content message” seems within the textual content subject. I rapidly discovered this to be a laborious job, so I’m glad to see Google has lastly launched an answer.
