An update to RCS is about to offer more features to messages that travel between Apple and Android phones—though blue and green bubbles are here to stay.
When an iPhone user receives a message from an Android phone, it shows up as a green bubble . When this greater compatibility began, some claimed that green bubbles were about to disappear. That’s far from the truth now and will continue for the foreseeable future while people still use Apple iMessage.The arrival of this more sophisticated set of features is very welcome. It’s coming about because of changes made last year.
These include the message sender to be able to “Edit, Recall and Delete message that they sent earlier for themselves and the message recipient,” 9to5Google says. That’s different from the current situation where deleting a message removes it from the sender’s device only. The reason this looks like it’s coming soon is that a beta version of Google Messages has strings of code that relate to that, offering options such as “Delete for me” or “Delete for everyone”.
It’s worth noting that for the feature to work, users need the latest version of Google Messages. Without the latest, “Messages may still be seen by others on older app versions.” For a while, it’s a good idea to bear this in mind to avoid embarrassment when someone on an older version can still see whatever it was you so urgently wanted to remove.
There’s no date for these new features but the fact that Google Messages is working on them is a good start and may mean they’re coming soon.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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