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Google Messages might soon nudge you to rope your friends into the RCS club

Looks like Google Messages wants you to be the messenger.

But some digging into the app’s latest version uncovered hidden text hints that Google is planning to give users a friendly nudge to switch it on soon. A recent APK teardown by Android Authority reveals that Google is preparing a new feature that auto-fills a prompt to send to friends still stuck on SMS. And honestly, the push makes sense—RCS seriously levels up your messaging experience with typing indicators, read receipts, crisp photo and video sharing, better group chats, and end-to-end encryption for an extra layer of privacy.

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