Using RCS with Google Messages on GrapheneOS

oldschkool

G Messages was still working here with Verizon but I decided to go back to Fossify Messages anyway.

quaff

So weird. I guess some of the Canadian providers now require ICC auth for RCS to work.

Tested with Freedom & Koodo.

Was working flawlessly for a while, last week or so RCS stopped working and I just got it working by enabling ICC permission. Hopefully this isn't too intrusive of a permission to enable.

de0u

yonecessito I'm having a strange issue where RCS works but only when the app is open. If someone send me a message through RCS I won't receive it until I open the messaging app.

This may indicate that Google Messages or some part of Play needs to have unrestricted battery access and/or the ability to run in the background.

B1naryB0t

RCS broke last night. After some fiddling I got it fixed. It deleted all my previous messages though. Is there any way to recover?

Johnnyloans

B1naryB0t

Do you remember each step you did and to what app or where?

unsaltedsanctionsnowdrop

Apologies if this has already been asked, I can't find the answer but it is a long thread.

If I set up RCS with Google Messages in the Owner profile, will I be able to send/receive RCS messages via the stock Messaging app in other profiles which have the toggle to access calls and texts turned on, as I would with SMS/MMS?

Johnnyloans

unsaltedsanctionsnowdrop

Gunnerzaurus

Anyone have any insight as to what to do if RCS status says "connected" but the app still only sends/receives SMS?

Johnnyloans

Gunnerzaurus

Hello,

You and every other person in the text conversation must have apple imessage or RCS for you to use RCS. If one person only has SMS, you all use SMS.

You could check these:
settings > system > reset > reset mobile

Make sure google messages is updated.
On the play store install page for the google messages app:
3 dots top right > automatic updates > enabled

Where you see "rcs connected" you can disable "automatically resend as text (SMS/MMS)"

For a specific conversation, 3 dots top right > details > only send SMS &mms messages disable this.

There could be an issue with:
A vpn, dns app, ad blocker, content blocker, or custom dns server.
Temporarily disable?

Gunnerzaurus

Johnnyloans

Thank you! That seems to have done the trick

GrapheneOS

Please make a new thread for any new issues. The original topic has been fully resolved.

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