Dec 9, 2023

When will RCS API be released to third party developers?

The RCS API has been around for years, but still isn't available to third party developers. When will the API be released? There are plenty of third party messaging apps that are MUCH better than Google Messeges, it's about time to finally give them the functionality of RCS.

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NovemberGold

Dec 9, 2023

That isn't a real answer. If Google never releases an RCS API then they are no better than Apple with iMessage.

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Leon E

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"We'll be stronger together than we would be apart."

Dec 9, 2023

Hi and welcome to the Google Messages Community.👋

Never as there are two flavours of RCS, one is a general flavour which is what Apple is building on to support RCS which message applications are free to do the same with.

The other is proprietary which is Google's flavour.

Did I mention that both flavours don't talk to each other? Which also leaves mobile service providers stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Google's flavour of which only they and Samsung* use is a little more exclusive as you can see...........

*Samsung has a special deal with Google to be able to use it.

So messages application are free to build their own implementation of RCS but it won't work with Google's implementation.

Thanks for your question.

Aron Grunfeld

Dec 18, 2023

Is there a standard API of RCS? and what will it be different then googles flavor of RCS?

Aron Grunfeld

Dec 18, 2023

I built my own messaging app for a phone we made, and i want my customers to have the RCS experience