Verizon is switching to Google`s Android Messages app for RCS
(Android Central)

Android users can finally enjoy cross-carrier RCS starting next year. What you need to know Verizon is collaborating with Google to expand RCS messaging to more Android users in the U.S. Google`s Android Messages will be preloaded on all Verizon Android phones starting next year. T-Mobile and AT&T have already switched to Android Messages for RCS. Verizon has joined hands with Google to give Rich Communications Service (RCS) a big push in the U.S. Starting next year, all Android phones on Verizon`s network — including the best cheap Android phones, will use Google`s Android Messages app for RCS. The other two major U.S. carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile, have already committed to switching to Android Messages. T-Mobile became the first U.S. carrier to make Messages its default texting app in March this year. AT&T, on the other hand, confirmed plans of making the switch last month. Announcing the collaboration with Google, Verizon Consumer Group CEO Ronan Dunne said: ...