

Since your carrier may not support RCS, you should focus on the current benefits. Until then, it just does basic SMS MMS like most messaging apps.Īndroid Messages is straightforward, a good choice if you want to stick close to Googles apps. Carriers are now rolling out support for the RCS universal profile. And support for sending images at a higher resolution.

When that feature arrives, you’ll get real-time typing notifications, more reliable messaging. Formerly known as Messenger, it’s the focus of Google’s efforts to build a better texting system through RCS technology.

If you want the quick, simple answer for what texting app to get, go with Android Messages. Throw in a few extra tricks to make things more personalized and efficient. Here are four solid options to give you a better texting experience. That looked like it was built in an overnight jam session right before the ship date. Manufacturers have traditionally preloaded a utilitarian texting app. Compared to that other popular mobile platform. For all the things that Android does really well, messaging is the one area that is still subpar.
