Google Messages will soon take the guesswork out of RCS texting (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is preparing new RCS labels for contacts. The app will soon display an RCS tag next to the names and numbers of contacts using RCS. In addition to the RCS label, Google Messages is also tweaking the contact list UI to differentiate RCS-enabled users by color. Google Messages appears to be working on a useful improvement that would make it easier to see which of your contacts are using RCS (Rich Communication Services). The feature isn’t live yet but we spotted and enabled it during an APK teardown of a recent beta version of the app. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted fea ... Read full article.