- An AT&T RCS system has appeared in Google Messages on select AT&T devices.
- The apparently new system is wreaking havoc and forcing users to contact non-AT&T devices with SMS/MMS.
- So far, AT&T’s responses in support threads haven’t been very reassuring.
For years, United States carriers squabbled amongst themselves about the rollout of rich content services messaging, also known as RCS. Eventually, Google needed to step in and take care of the whole situation by incorporating RCS support within its own Messages app. This allows any Android phone using the Messages app to use RCS features with any other Android user also on the same app.