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  • Using RCS with Google Messages on GrapheneOS

DirtyDan That's a very interresting comparison my own experience. I'm from eastern Europe and most popular brands seem to be Samsung, Xiaomi and Huawei. Obviously the majority uses Android. The diminished popularity of iPhones here seems to be from Apple not giving a crap about non-english speaking customers with many features (like Siri). Also majority uses communicators with Messanger being the most popular and WhatsApp close second. What I've noticed is that SMS are used as a more formal way of communication around here, something you do when you message someone you're not well acquainted with. With friends and family practically everyone writes via communicators.

    From what I can tell, RCS is not activated in group chats, even though both iphone users have iOS 18 with RCS activated. If I'm not mistaken, RCS does doesn't work in group chats for Android users either. Just an observation.

      RCS group messaging works on android for me

      Is anyone else having group chat replies coming in like the person replying started a new group chat?

      It appears that Iphone user replies go to the original group chat, Android starts a new group chat.

        NightSky when you start a new group chat on Android dose it create it as a MMS/SMS one? In regards to the situation you described.

          Okay, it seems like Your connection to the RCS server is having issues. Does it create a new group chat on the other phones

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            Play services didn't have contact permissions, wonder if that is the cause? I just gave it that permission and cleared cache, we'll see if it helps. Messages is up-to-date.

              I don't think that's it since you can give messages That permission, And still have RCS... What happens on the iOS side?

              This might be a weird one, but try removing yourself from the original RCS chat and then archive or delete all the other group chats and have your iOS friend add you back on their end. Also check to make sure that RCS is operational in messages.

              It's a work group. All these would know is it's a text message. None of them even know what RCS is.

                Ah I see... It's Possible it's a Google messages problem if RCS gets bumped down to MMS , or One of your iPhone friends does not have RCS enabled or theirs is dropping out