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TL;DR
- Verizon is the most recent service to change over to Google’s Jibe platform.
- With Verizon now leaping on board, the RCS commonplace is changing into extra unified.
- The service says the transfer will allow new options, permit safer messaging, and enhance interoperability with RCS on different networks.
Last yr, two of the largest carriers within the US — AT&T and T-Mobile — built-in their RCS options with Google’s Jibe platform. Now, Verizon is the following service to affix Google’s RCS commonplace.
When RCS took place, carriers had a selection of both utilizing Google’s RCS backend/servers — referred to as Jibe — or use their very own infrastructure. With many initially selecting to create their very own platforms, this created interoperability points with RCS. However, the momentum has lately began swinging Google’s means as service help has grown over the past yr. As a outcome, Google’s RCS commonplace has turn into more and more unified.
Today, Verizon introduced it’s going to additionally begin utilizing the Jibe infrastructure after reaching a cope with Google. Verizon says that the transfer will allow new options for its clients, like learn receipts. It additionally claims transitioning to Jibe will create a safer messaging expertise and “allow real interoperability with RCS on other networks.”
Verizon didn’t say how lengthy it might take for it to make the transition. However, you possibly can verify if the swap has been made by opening settings in Google Messages and heading over to the RCS chats menu. On the underside of the web page, it’s going to say whether or not your RCS is supplied by your service or by Google.