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  Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

  tidbits Mar 23, 2018 5:07 PM (in response to 26kick)

  • Member Since: Jul 15, 2011

  T-Mobile uses it's own, but in the near future they are planning on moving to Universal Profile which the Pixel 2 line does support.

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  Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

  tmo_mike_c Mar 25, 2018 9:26 AM (in response to 26kick)

  • Member Since: Jun 25, 2012

  Hi there!

   

  Just wanted to chime in and say tidbits is spot on. I just don't have any specific dates as to exactly when it'll roll out. Thanks for posting.

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    Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

    26kick Mar 25, 2018 11:42 AM (in response to tmo_mike_c)

    • Member Since: Mar 9, 2018

    Thanks for responding, guys! I'm really interested in RCS.

     

    Tidbits, do mean that it currently works on T Mobile phones, using it's own protocol, which the Pixel can't use?

     

    Mike_c, thanks for the insight on what's coming. Do you think that when Universal profile comes online, will it work seamlessly with iMessage on my Pixel 2 XL? I'm in a band and all the other guys have iPhones. Apparently I screw up the features of iMessage for everyone just by being in the thread. ? I don't want to be the odd guy anymore, lol.

     

    Thanks!
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      Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

      tidbits Mar 25, 2018 12:41 PM (in response to 26kick)

      • Member Since: Jul 15, 2011

      26kick wrote:

       

      Thanks for responding, guys! I'm really interested in RCS.

       

      Tidbits, do mean that it currently works on T Mobile phones, using it's own protocol, which the Pixel can't use?

       

      Mike_c, thanks for the insight on what's coming. Do you think that when Universal profile comes online, will it work seamlessly with iMessage on my Pixel 2 XL? I'm in a band and all the other guys have iPhones. Apparently I screw up the features of iMessage for everyone just by being in the thread. ? I don't want to be the odd guy anymore, lol.

       

      Thanks!

      Yes currently T-Mobile uses their own long before Universal Profile was introduced.  T-Mobile is migrating over to the Universal Profile which was finalized I believe November of last year.

       

      iMessages is doesn't work with RCS, and it's own thing.  Apple doesn't support RCS.

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        Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

        dragon1562 Mar 29, 2018 9:18 AM (in response to tidbits)

        • Member Since: Jan 1, 2016

        I figure I will ask since you may know but will the S8 have support for the new implementation of RCS standard that T-mobile plans to use or will the proprietary one still work?
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          Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

          tidbits Mar 29, 2018 10:20 AM (in response to dragon1562)

          • Member Since: Jul 15, 2011

          Any device that has 8.0 unless Samsung changes it will support it by default at the OS level.  There may need to be updates by Samsung to their stock app to make it work, but Android Messages should work as soon as T-Mobile flips the switch.
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            Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

            dragon1562 Mar 29, 2018 10:27 AM (in response to tidbits)

            • Member Since: Jan 1, 2016

            Ok thanks for the fast response. I don't actually use RCS services that much since many of my friends ether don't have T-mobile or they don't have the correct hardware to take advantage but its still nice knowing my phone has the functionality there in the event someone I am talking to also has it and decides not to use a alternative platform to message like Snapchat which is my go to platform.
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              Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

              tidbits Mar 29, 2018 11:14 AM (in response to dragon1562)

              • Member Since: Jul 15, 2011

              Well almost every phone out there supports RCS from 8.0 going forward so I see more people using it more because it will be simpler for the older generation.
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            Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

            26kick Mar 29, 2018 3:31 PM (in response to tidbits)

            • Member Since: Mar 9, 2018

            Is there a way to be notified when T-mobile flips the switch?  How can we find out?  Thank you.
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              Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

              tidbits Mar 29, 2018 5:37 PM (in response to 26kick)

              • Member Since: Jul 15, 2011

              They'll probably announce it through a Press release https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/

               

              You can also check to see every so often if the setting appear in Android Messenger

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                Re: Is RCS on Pixel 2 XL?

                hightower71 Sep 8, 2018 2:27 PM (in response to tidbits)

                • Member Since: Sep 8, 2018

                Is there any update on this? I have a Pixel 2 and just switched over to T-Mobile. Was hoping this was activated by now (i.e. Universal Profile), but apparently not?