Abstract
- Google Messages now helps RCS self-messaging for high-resolution images and movies.
- Messages despatched to your self aren’t end-to-end encrypted although, in contrast to common RCS messages.
- Different messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram assist self-messaging.
Google Messages
stands out as a top-tier app for
RCS messaging
on Android. If you happen to usually ship your self reminders or images by way of it as a substitute of utilizing a devoted
note-taking app
, that have is about to enhance considerably.
Just lately, customers on Reddit (by way of Android Authority) found that Google Messages has enabled assist for self-RCS messaging. Beforehand, the app solely allowed SMS self-messaging. This characteristic was initially present in a beta model of Google Messages, however it’s now extensively obtainable to some customers. Whereas it stays unclear when Google formally activated this characteristic, a number of customers on Reddit have reported it working for over two weeks now.
With the addition of RCS (Wealthy Communication Companies) self-messaging on Google Messages, now you can ship your self high-resolution images, movies, GIFs, and messages and not using a character restrict. So, should you really feel like texting your self a novel, go proper forward. You’ll be able to try the unique Reddit thread the place this replace was first noticed under.
Google Messages
Google’s default messaging software, which is put in on many Android telephones out of the field. The corporate’s customized RCS implementation brings with it end-to-end encryption.
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Typically it is faster simply to textual content your self
Nevertheless, there’s one problem with the present Google Messages RCS self-message implementation
Whereas it’s nice to see RCS self-messaging come to Google Messages, one flaw with this implementation is that messages despatched from your personal quantity aren’t encrypted like common RCS messages are. So, preserve that in thoughts should you ship your self delicate data. Hopefully, Google will handle this in a future replace. If you happen to’re a Twin-SIM consumer, you may self-RCS message your self cross-SIM, which shall be end-to-end encrypted.
This may increasingly seem to be a distinct segment Google Messages replace, however many individuals, together with myself, generally ship textual content messages to themselves for reminders or to rapidly jot down data. Is it probably the most environment friendly approach to do issues when apps like
Google Preserve
exist? In all probability not, but it surely works.
Different widely-used messaging apps, equivalent to WhatsApp and Telegram, additionally let customers ship messages to themselves. WhatsApp launched this characteristic in 2022, permitting customers to share pictures, movies, notes, stickers, and extra to themselves. This functionality in WhatsApp is protected by end-to-end encryption, which Google Messages RCS self-messaging at present lacks. If you happen to do not see this capacity but, it could be as a result of Google continues to be rolling out the characteristic. You’ll be able to side-load the newest beta model of Google Messages to strive it out if you wish to.
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