Android Messages

2019: Support of the RCS standard

On November 15, 2019 it became known that the corporation Google began step-by-step implementation of the standard of message exchange under the name RCS which is designed to replace SMS. Support of RCS is implemented in to the operating system Android at the level of the built-in applications Android Messages. Since November 14, 2019 the technology is available to users of Android in USA free of charge.

Earlier support of RCS was performed at the level of mobile operators, however because of inconsistency of versions of the standard its implementation was performed by extremely low rates.

Features of RCS technology allowed Google to unroll a message exchange system on replacement of the SMS independently, without participation of operators. For this purpose the corporation needed to start own servers for processing of a flow of messages and to provide support of RCS in Mobile OS.

Large producers of smartphones seldom deliver the devices from preset by Android in a "net" type. As a rule, the graphic cover and many standard applications are exposed to processing. For example, Samsung installs on the gadgets the corporate program for text messaging – Samsung Message. Therefore for successful start of service based on RCS Google it was necessary to agree previously with the Korean corporation about ensuring support of this standard^[1].

2018: Release of the web version

In June, 2018 there was a web version of Android Messages therefore the official messenger for Android became possible to use on different devices via traditional browsers.

For start of the web client of Android Messages it is necessary to come at first in the smartphone into the menu of settings, to select the item "Web Version of Messages" and to scan the QR code from the page of the web client in the browser. After this procedure the user will be able to send and teach messages on the computer via the browser. In the same way the computer version of WhatsApp works.

The official messenger for Android works on each PC now

In the browser Android Messages option it is possible to transfer and accept text and voice messages, to send stickers and to put images to correspondences. An opportunity to set a dark background in settings of an execution of the messenger and to receive notifications on incoming messages in the browser is available to users.

Google opened access to the web version of Android Messages through Chrome and also Firefox, Edge, Safari and Opera. However at the first stage will be able to use service in a new format only a limited number of users. 

According to developers, the solution to open access to Android Messages from notebooks and desktops is caused by the corresponding requests and requests of users.

 In addition to  the web version of Google also announced several other new features for Android Messages, including print previews of links, intellectual answers and  an opportunity to copy one-time passwords and  search on  GIF анимациям.

The Smart Replies function was available only to limited number of smartphones, in particular the Pixel smartphones earlier, but in June, 2018 it became available to bigger number of users. Smart Replies offers text messages or the emoji for prompt reply to the interlocutor.^[2] 

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