Google officially announced that RCS Chat support has arrived on Google Fi network. It’s the next-generation chat standard that allows users to share high quality images and video, texting over Wi-Fi, read-receipts, as well as better group chats. That said, the RCS standard doesn’t offer end-to-end encryption in order to protect users’ privacy.
“With RCS in Messages, you can do and share more when you message friends, family members, groups, and even businesses who are on RCS. You’ll be able to see typing indicators and read receipts, share high-resolution videos, and message over Wi-Fi or data with others that have RCS enabled,” explained Product Manager Punyabrata Ray explained in a blog post. ”
As long as you have a ‘designed for Fi’ phone, RCS support will be automatically enabled on your device. It’s available on several handsets such as the likes of Pixel phones, LG G7, LG V35, Moto G6, as well as Moto X (Android One variant). Besides, RCS also supports other Android smartphones as well. All you’ll need to do is donwload the Google Messages app and set is as your default messaging app.
Google Fi will support faster LTE data in 33 countries
Apart from announcing RCS Chat support, the search engine giant also announced that it’s improving data sppeds for users on roaming. Google says it’ll offer 4G LTE data speeds for users who travel internationally. Users on roaming are expected to get faster 4G LTE speeds on their travels in the ‘next few weeks’.
Google Fi will support faster LTE data in 33 countries it covers. These include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, as well as the UK.
