Activate RCS messaging on any phone!

mrnovanova · Oct 27, 2019

Hi guys. I know this is not Note 10 specific but it's great news nonetheless. Someone figured out how to activate RCS messaging and it works. ?

For those who don't know what RCS is, it's basically like iMessage for Android.

Here is the 9 to 5 Google article: https://9to5google.com/2019/10/26/enable-rcs-android-messages/

And here is a tutorial from Jeff Springer over on YouTube:

Spread the news guys it should work on any Android phone carrier. I'm currently in Canada and got it to work.

Enjoy?

Majeeds91 · Oct 27, 2019

confirm, working :good: :good:

rcklss1 · Oct 27, 2019

Got it working on my Verizon note 10+

mrlugo88 · Oct 27, 2019

I got it working too...I think. Don't know anyone else with it haha

d.cortez · Oct 27, 2019

configured as well on my ATT Note 10+; however, replies to group messaging arrived as separate (or new) text messages and not part of the group. Fix for me was to disable the option to "Use WiFi data for messaging when available". Anyone else experience similar behavior? Thanks.

rcklss1 · Oct 27, 2019

mrlugo88 said:
I got it working too...I think. Don't know anyone else with it haha

True lol

torickray · Oct 28, 2019

Works in Malaysia too. But no one here is using it.

behdad_es · Oct 29, 2019

Couldn't activate it here in Iran
Stuck in verifying my phone!

Edit: nope it's working and connected!
But no one is using it

cjxsutton · Oct 30, 2019

I was able to do it on my Samsung-direct unlocked SD Note 10+ on T-Mobile, but when I restarted my phone later it went away and isn't coming back even when replicating the steps. It now says your carrier doesn't support this feature when I go into the Message app settings. I have the Carrier Settings app downloaded from Play Store as well.

scottusa2008 · Oct 31, 2019

Got it connected here. Followed the directions but had some issues with the phone number verification stage. Disabling wifi and trying again helped.

I am not sure if it is actually working though. Every message I send is either a sms or mms, even if I send it back to myself. At least one of my friends it should be going through as a chat message.

torickray · Oct 31, 2019

scottusa2008 said:
Got it connected here. Followed the directions but had some issues with the phone number verification stage. Disabling wifi and trying again helped.

I am not sure if it is actually working though. Every message I send is either a sms or mms, even if I send it back to myself. At least one of my friends it should be going through as a chat message.

You can't send to yourself. Just ask your friend to enable it.

Cyrax-001 · Oct 31, 2019

why is all this hype about the RCS? we already have tons of instant messaging apps (most importantly WhatsApp) that surpass the RCS in many ways.

megatooth · Oct 31, 2019

From Romania and got it to work ! N976B

jbarcus81 · Nov 1, 2019

~~Weird.. I'm on T-Mobile and it's been working for me up to this point.. Now things are being sent as SMS all of a sudden. Still shows as connected though.. Weird..~~

Never mind.. My buddy I was messaging must be having issues. He's on Sprint but has been able to use RCS without any hacks and using the default Samsung Messaging app .. Weird.

skoobz · Nov 3, 2019

so you never had it before? I had this since the start of the year. My son's Note 9, my wife's and daughter's S10 and my N10+ has this without jumping through those hoops. Just download google messages, it gives an option for RCS and that's it.

All our phones are unlocked Snapdragons so I'm not sure if that matters but you all should just download the google messages app first before doing all that crap for RCS.

blake .l · Nov 4, 2019

I tried it and it worked on my Note 10+ but for some reason my son using his iphone 11 Pro Max couldn't send me any pictures through text and wasn't receiving any i sent.. I switched back to the stock Samsung message app and we could both send and receive txt and pictures?? I'm guessing AT&T has setup as I can send a txt to my buddy using my Note 10+ and I believe he has Galaxy s10 and using the stock messaging app I can see when its delivered, read, and when he types..

oldkingclue · Nov 4, 2019

Working for me. But I got nobody use it with so far

Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Nastrahl · Nov 4, 2019

Thanks, even if a would rather have RCS with the native app.

AllTheWay · Nov 5, 2019

For some reason for the life of me I can't get this to work. Anybody have any tips or tricks. I have read the instructions over and over again and still can't get it to work.

byproxy · Nov 5, 2019

after set up and working, can activity launcher be uninstalled?

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