![]() “Verizon and Google have been working together on Android since the early days of smartphones, and we’re excited to be working with Verizon today to bring a modern-messaging experience to our users,” added Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s senior vice president of Platforms & Ecosystems.Īs this publication has reported, while RCS may be playing catch-up in features versus services like WhatsApp and WeChat, its value to operators lies in serving business customers’ communications needs, the so-called “A2P” (application-to-person) communication, for branding, promotion, customer service, etc. “By working with Google, Verizon will offer our Android users a robust messaging experience that allows them to engage with loved ones, brands and businesses in new and innovative ways.” “Our customers depend on us to provide a reliable, advanced and simple messaging platform to stay in touch with the people that matter the most in their lives,” Ronan Dunne, executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, was quoted in today’s announcement. Now the last of the trinity, Verizon, announced that it is also defaulting to Android Messages for RCS. Soon after CCMI was put to rest, AT&T followed suit by handing over its messaging to Google. Simply called Messages, the app is pre-installed on new Android smartphones in the open market or can be updated on compatible in-market models. Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and AT&T, the last of America’s “big three” Verizon announced that Android Messages will be the default bearer of its RCS messaging service from next year.Įven before the telcos formally abandoned their joint Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI), T-Mobile had already adopted Android’s RCS solution which Google launched late last year.
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