RCS and Bell

[ravercwb]

When will Bell support RCS on Android messages?
I have a Galaxy S9 which is supported, but it only works with other Galaxy phones on Bell/Virgin.
Like RCS on Rogers works with RCS on Freedom because they use Google's standards.

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[The_Night_Owl]

Samsung announced back in September that they're working with Google to make their RCS systems work with each other: https://news.samsung.com/global/sams...ng-for-android

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[ravercwb]

Yeah, I know, that should come with Android Pie, but will Bell support it? That's another question.

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[The_Night_Owl]

Maybe @sheytoon knows Bell's future direction with RCS?

And it would be really nice if TELUS, Koodo, and Public Mobile finally got on board!
https://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility-...ans/td-p/82551
and
https://forum.telus.com/t5/Ideas/RCS...es/idi-p/88110
and
https://community.koodomobile.com/an...cs-plz-7790827
and
https://productioncommunity.publicmo...es/td-p/286229

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[sheytoon]

Maybe @sheytoon knows Bell's future direction with RCS?

Let me ask around and see if I can find out.

[can3gxw]

Hell, I'd just love to have WiFi calling on my Pixel. There is no technological reason why Bell can't enable it.

[sheytoon]

Currently RCS is only supported on Samsung devices. Other Android phones to come in the future.

[ravercwb]

Currently RCS is only supported on Samsung devices. Other Android phones to come in the future.

Thank you for getting back to us.

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[ravercwb]

So...Android Pie is out. Samsung had said that they would offer support to work with Google's RCS. So far nothing here on Bell.

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[The_Night_Owl]

So...Android Pie is out. Samsung had said that they would offer support to work with Google's RCS. So far nothing here on Bell.

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T-Mobile is now updating the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ to One UI which includes support for RCS: https://m.gsmarena.com/tmobiles_sams...news-35477.php

My Samsung Galaxy S9 (Android Pie and One UI) is on TELUS, but still no RCS. There is talk that TELUS will have RCS in the first quarter.

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[kmetz]

T-Mobile is now updating the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ to One UI which includes support for RCS: https://m.gsmarena.com/tmobiles_sams...news-35477.php

My Samsung Galaxy S9 (Android Pie and One UI) is on TELUS, but still no RCS. There is talk that TELUS will have RCS in the first quarter.

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T-Mobile US user here. The Pie update came with RCS and RCS within the carrier network however, universal RCS is on hold.

[ravercwb]

T-Mobile US user here. The Pie update came with RCS and RCS within the carrier network however, universal RCS is on hold.

That we already had on Bell on Oreo. I was hoping we could use RCS with other people, even on other Androids, but Bell still limiting it to Samsung to Samsung.

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[ourkid8]

Any update?

[ravercwb]

Any update?

My phone got pie, but nothing has changed.

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[ourkid8]

This is extremely disappointing. Bell really needs to step up and move with the industry...