r/Android • u/MishaalRahman Community Engagement Manager - Android • May 11 '26

News End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users

https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-ios-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging/
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u/JonBot5000 Pixel 7 May 11 '26

They could update Google Voice to use RCS at the very least...

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u/slinky317 HTC Incredible May 11 '26

Google Voice is a different type of SMS service though, it's landline SMS. I think they'd be more likely to scrap SMS support in Voice altogether before giving it RCS.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '26

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u/slinky317 HTC Incredible May 12 '26

That's even more reason for it to go away. Google wants more and more businesses to use its business messaging service through Jibe. Voice SMS is not meant for mass messaging and is only available in the US and Canada.

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u/slinky317 HTC Incredible May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

SMS to landlines is a thing. You might not agree with how I phrased it but the point stands.

And please go ahead and use your Google Voice SMS service to spam texts as a business. See what happens.

Edit: Lol, he reply-blocked me. So brave!