Discussion - RCS is not working with Google Messages on new Android phones (UPDATE: Google responds)

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Aixelsyd
Aixelsyd
Arena Apprentice
• 19h ago

It's not only new phone. I've owned my Pixel 10pro since release and out of nowhere last night and gif or picture trying to be sent won't go and the person I send it to receives nothing until I wait for the msg saying still sending. then you click it and choose send as SMS/MMS and it will finally send


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Alan Friedman
Alan Friedman
Phonearena team
• 16h ago
↵Aixelsyd said:

It's not only new phone. I've owned my Pixel 10pro since release and out of nowhere last night and gif or picture trying to be sent won't go and the person I send it to receives nothing until I wait for the msg saying still sending. then you click it and choose send as SMS/MMS and it will finally send


Sorry to hear that. You can send it as an SMS, but you're losing the RCS features. Did you try the fix in the article?

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meanestgenius
meanestgenius
Arena Legend
• 11h agoedited

So, a shoddy workaround for a bug that's in a Google product. Nothing new here.

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Masterpo89
Masterpo89
Arena Apprentice
• 4h ago

The best solution I've figured, that hasn't failed me yet is by going into the app setting through the device settings and selecting clear data. However first make sure that your messages are backed up as best as possible. Then you tap on clear data? Which completely clears all the settings, data, and re-establish's the connection to your carriers network, resulting in your RCS connecting and working properly.

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Aixelsyd
Aixelsyd
Arena Apprentice
• 45m ago
↵AlanFriedman said:

Sorry to hear that. You can send it as an SMS, but you're losing the RCS features. Did you try the fix in the article?

No ...... what I did was switch texting apps briefly and fired off a few texts with pics & gifs. Clear cache and storage on Google Message while using the other app. Restarted the phone then put Google Message back as default and now it seems to working again.

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