RCS messaging allows your regular text messaging app to act more like a chat app, with group chats and more -- you just have to know how to turn it on.

How to enable RCS Messaging on your Android phone Enabling RCS Messaging on Android phones has an extra step, but hopefully, this will be resolved in the future.

RCS has been available for a while, but service on your Android will come down to your carrier.

Go to Messages, click on the three dots in the upper right corner, tap “Settings” > “Chat features.” If it worked, you should see the word “Connected” next to the Status setting.

How to manually enable RCS messaging on Android You’ll need to shut off your device’s Wi-Fi during this process.

How to enable RCS Chat Features First things first, you are going to need download Google Messages, and make it your default messaging app.

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Google completed its rollout of RCS text messaging support on Android last week, and the service is now available on all carriers across the US.