RCS, Wear OS
Wear OS could soon let you send RCS messages (APK teardown)
Google is working on enabling standalone RCS functionality for Wear OS smartwatches, letting it work independent from your phone. Read on!
Google Messages on Wear OS could give watches total RCS texting support
A discovery in the latest Google Messages beta shows the company could bring full RCS support to Wear OS devices. Such support would let LTE and Wi-Fi smartwatches send RCS texts without relying on the connection between it and your phone.
Wear OS could soon get standalone RCS messaging support
RCS (Rich Communication Service) has been a buzzword recently, thanks to the rollout of iOS 18. To catch you up, Apple included RCS messaging support on iOS 18, long after Googles
Your Wear OS smartwatch could soon get a major messaging upgrade
While many of the best smartwatches on the market run Google's Wear OS software, the wearable operating system still has some key limitations. Notably, messaging via Google Messages is restricted to texts routed to your smartwatch from your Android phone. Ditch your phone for a run or leave it behind, and you can't send or receive messages.
Your Wear OS smartwatch could soon get RCS texting
RCS texting is a huge convenience on Android phones. Now, it looks like it could come soon to Wear OS smartwatches.
RCS Messaging May Come To Wear OS Even Without Your Phone Nearby
RCS is where it's at, bringing modern features like read receipts, group chats, and high-quality media. After ages, Apple finally brought RCS over to its phones, enabling more modern texting between Android and iPhone.
Wear OS watches might soon be able to send RCS messages without your phone's help
Watches can already send and receive RCS messages, but only if they go through your phone first - and that's an issue for using LTE watches by themselves.
Wear OS Watches Could Soon Get RCS Messaging
According to the strings in Google Messages' latest Beta, Wear OS smartwatches may soon get support for RCS messaging.
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