Google Messages Colors?

[Will_T]

This came up peripherally in another thread but did not get answered there and I did not want to take that thread off topic. I do want to make sure I understand this correctly though.

My understanding is that message bubbles are green if communicating via SMS with someone and blue with "Chat", (RCS), communication if the other person also has Chat enabled. However, it is very rare that I ever message with someone and see blue. I think this is because Messages for the S22 still only allows "Chat" if you are messaging with another Android user with chat enabled. The reason that only two or three threads in my Messages show blue bubbles and the other 50 or more show green is likely this:
- Most S22 users cannot yet "Chat" across the divide with iPhone users (who generally do have Chat enabled).
- Most Android users don't understand Chat vs SMS and may not use an app with Chat features or do not have chat enabled.

Do I have this correct or is there more to it? It is annoying to know about Chat features but not be able to have them for 95% of my communications. I want to make sure there is nothing more I can do on my end other than using the latest, (beta) version of Messages and making sure all chat features are enabled. Thanks!

 

[msm0511]

This came up peripherally in another thread but did not get answered there and I did not want to take that thread off topic. I do want to make sure I understand this correctly though.

My understanding is that message bubbles are green if communicating via SMS with someone and blue with "Chat", (RCS), communication if the other person also has Chat enabled. However, it is very rare that I ever message with someone and see blue. I think this is because Messages for the S22 still only allows "Chat" if you are messaging with another Android user with chat enabled. The reason that only two or three threads in my Messages show blue bubbles and the other 50 or more show green is likely this:
- Most S22 users cannot yet "Chat" across the divide with iPhone users (who generally do have Chat enabled).
- Most Android users don't understand Chat vs SMS and may not use an app with Chat features or do not have chat enabled.

Do I have this correct or is there more to it? It is annoying to know about Chat features but not be able to have them for 95% of my communications. I want to make sure there is nothing more I can do on my end other than using the latest, (beta) version of Messages and making sure all chat features are enabled. Thanks!

iOS uses their own protocol for iMessage than RCS which is what Google uses for chat features so they'll most likely never be compatible. Unless Apple decides to implement RCS. But yeah, in order for chat features to work both users have to use the same RCS protocol. I know most carriers said they will use Google's RCS protocol's at some point, but I'm not sure if they all are. Other messaging apps generally use their own implementation. Basically for chat features to work it's best for both users to use Google Messages. That way it all goes through Google, and it'll use their RCS protocols.

 

[mustang7757]

iOS uses their own protocol for iMessage than RCS which is what Google uses for chat features so they'll most likely never be compatible. Unless Apple decides to implement RCS. But yeah, in order for chat features to work both users have to use the same RCS protocol. I know most carriers said they will use Google's RCS protocol's at some point, but I'm not sure if they all are. Other messaging apps generally use their own implementation. Basically for chat features to work it's best for both users to use Google Messages. That way it all goes through Google, and it'll use their RCS protocols.

Need to come up with "iRCS" haha

 

[msm0511]

Need to come up with "iRCS" haha

Hahaha!