Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Verizon is the newest provider to change over to Google’s Jibe platform.
- With Verizon now leaping on board, the RCS customary is turning into extra unified.
- The provider says the transfer will allow new options, enable safer messaging, and enhance interoperability with RCS on different networks.
Final 12 months, two of the most important carriers within the US — AT&T and T-Cellular — built-in their RCS options with Google’s Jibe platform. Now, Verizon is the subsequent provider to affix Google’s RCS customary.
When RCS took place, carriers had a selection of both utilizing Google’s RCS backend/servers — often known as Jibe — or use their very own infrastructure. With many initially selecting to create their very own platforms, this created interoperability points with RCS. Nonetheless, the momentum has just lately began swinging Google’s means as provider assist has grown during the last 12 months. In consequence, Google’s RCS customary has grow to be more and more unified.
Immediately, Verizon introduced it’s going to additionally begin utilizing the Jibe infrastructure after reaching a cope with Google. Verizon says that the transfer will allow new options for its prospects, like learn receipts. It additionally claims transitioning to Jibe will create a safer messaging expertise and “enable actual interoperability with RCS on different networks.”
Verizon didn’t say how lengthy it could take for it to make the transition. Nonetheless, you possibly can test if the change has been made by opening settings in Google Messages and heading over to the RCS chats menu. On the underside of the web page, it’s going to say whether or not your RCS is supplied by your provider or by Google.
