GoKawiilGoogle Messages users report RCS media sending failures between Android phones
Users on Reddit report that Google Messages fails to send GIFs, photos, photomoji, and stickers over RCS when messaging other Android devices, though switching to SMS/MMS reportedly resolves the issue. Oddly, affected users say RCS media transfers to iPhones work fine, with the problem isolated to Android-to-Android exchanges. Standard fixes like restarting the phone, clearing cache, or resetting network settings have not resolved it for most, though one user says clearing storage helped at the cost of losing their Photomoji tab.
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The glitch undercuts one of RCS's core promises—reliable rich messaging between Android users—right as Google pushes the standard forward with features like video calling. If the bug is widespread, it could erode trust in RCS just as Google tries to position it as a modern replacement for SMS/MMS.
- Android-to-Android RCS media transfers are failing for some Google Messages users, while RCS to iPhone works normally.
- Common fixes like cache clearing and network resets haven't resolved the issue for most affected users.
- Google has been contacted for comment and the scope of the problem remains unclear.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-10-01
Published there as: “Google Messages is having trouble sending media files over RCS”
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