RCS started working again today. I don't know why.
Using RCS with Google Messages on GrapheneOS
11 days later
I use airplane mode often (which deregisters RCS after some time), and I like to enable the option to block connection without VPN (which seems to block the connection and eventually will deregister RCS as well). Unless there is a clear fix for this, I am giving RCS a break.
GrapheneOS Are we to understand this comment to mean that RCS is not expected to reliably work in GrapheneOS until Google changes (or is forced to change) their ways? And consequently, everyone posting their "been working for 2 days" / "doesn't work" / "worked for three weeks!" Etc is an ambiguous and misleading waste of time?
That's how I'm understanding it honestly. I've stopped trying to reactivate until there's some update workaround from GrapheneOS or Google
thed0ctor We can't work around services requiring Google certification via Play Integrity API.
vcavallo They may stop messing around with intermittently blocking non-Google-certified operating systems in which case it should work perfectly without repeated failures.
RCS just connected this morning out of the blue. I didn't do anything on my end. Let's see how long it lasts.
Just came here to say I've been using Google's messenger app in hopes of using RCS, but after months stuck on "verifying phone number" I kinda doubt it will ever work
Mines working just fine on Google Fi.
I was on the same phone and phone number when I switched to GOS, I wonder if that makes difference? I don't think I had to activate it again after installing GOS.
5 days later
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FlipSid I had to download over mobile data (n o t wifi) and have the VPN deactivated.
Otherwise it would not work.
From Play store. Version now is:
20240123_01
- What exactly did you "download over mobile data"?
- What carrier are you on?
- Did you also do the steps of downloading the old beta version, edit the ACS config, and then update? Or did you just install the latest version of the app?
SirBlain I turned off WiFi since it seemed more people got verified using cellular data.
I uninstalled current Messages version.
Installed version: messages.android_20220131_05_RC00.phone.opebeta_dynamic
Opened, gave network permission, set as default, opted into RCS I think they called it dynamic messaging.
After that I got the standard "connecting" in the RCS menu. It would either sit on "connecting" or "trying to verify" for weeks regardless of what version I tried.
Sidenote: xyzzy debug enabler would immediately disable in this version.
Went to App Info menu for Messages, clicked 'force stop', went back to Messages and my number was now verified and connected, for the first time in months.
Upgraded through store to latest version, and I am still verified.
I should mention, I tried almost every method available before this. So I am surprised my simple method worked. I tried the debug menu tricks but could never get a version installed that would give me the ACS menu to manually insert a link for my carrier to activate RCS.
It has now been three days, I'll keep my eye on it.
- Is it still working for you?
- Where did you download
messages.android_20220131_05_RC00.phone.opebeta_dynamicfrom? - "xyzzy debug enabler would immediately disable" What do you mean by this?
- What carrier are you on?
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hemlockiv
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/10021-carrier-services-app-required-for-google-messages-rcs/6
In addition to my previous post
hemlockiv
I really don't care too much about RCS unless it starts encrypting messages between iPhone and Android. I do like doing some minimal tinkering to try to get things to work though. I just cleared the cache on the Carrier Communications App, forced stopped it, restarted my device and turned on RCS. It took about 5 minutes to activate. T-Mobile with latest release of messages.
Hi everyone, new user here, but I got RCS to work. If you haven't already, try going into the settings for sandbox Google play services and give Google permission to automatically verify your phone number. As soon as I did this, RCS started working. I also have all 3 sandbox Google services installed, I'm logged in, i installed carrier services from the play store, and gave many recommended permissions to google play services and google messages. But i have a feeling the automatic number verification was the big one and may start removing permissions until something breaks.
Open settings - Apps - Sandboxed Google Play - Google Settings (logged in) - All Services (tab) - Mobile Data & Messaging - Phone Number Verification, and then toggle Automatically Verify Phone Number(s)
You may be able to untoggle it afterwards and get it to still work, not sure. But hopefully this helps people who just want RCS to work in Google messages. Part of me thinks the varied responses of people saying it works and others saying it doesn't work (or stopped working) despite similar permissions is because some people verified their number with Google and others didn't.
If anyone wants to play around to see what the minimal permissions and configurations are while still getting it to work with this, that would be super helpful.
Sbpr Ok so you have to be signed into the Google Play store on your main profile? That might be an issue, because I'm reeeeaally trying not to be signed into Google on my Graphene phone..
Sbpr may start removing permissions until something breaks
I would be curious if you sign out of your Google account whether it continues to work, if you're up to experiment!
6 days later
Okay what worked for me was the below as I had it working originally off the bat so I disabled and just re-enabled:
-turned off RCS
-cleared cache (messages and Google Play)
-deleted google messages
-downloaded messages (would only open on fresh install with compatibility mode)
-Google services framework / Google play services only have network and phone (SMS for play services)
-Google messages has network, phone, sms
-Google Sanboxed - option - messages and confirm number with google (toggled on)
-back to RCS and it connected
-Google Sandbox - toggled off confirm number with google
-Day 7 going strong and still enabled with RCS and kept compatibility mode enabled so might be the precursor here!
On Mint Mobile / Pixel 8 Pro / Aurora Store for messages app! On current GOS build!
Audi123 Google Sandbox - toggled off confirm number with google
What app exactly is this in? I can't find this setting anywhere