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RCS stands for Rich Communication Services; however, in this case, it stands for “Rooters Can’t Send.” According to several reports from Reddit, it appears that Google is blocking RCS messages for people with rooted phones. What makes things worse is that all of this is happening without the user knowing.
RCS is the latest messaging technology that has taken over the mantle after SMS. It provides several advantages over the old technology including larger video messages, better security, Etc. Depending on the messaging app you use, RCS will come on your Android device.
However, Google seems to be blocking RCS messages on rooted phones using Google Messages.
Google doesn’t really like people using rooted devices. This makes sense, as rooted devices typically are less secure than unrooted devices. For example, if your device is rooted, you will not be able to use banking apps.
Well, it appears that Google has taken this to the next step, as RCS messaging is very broken on rooted devices. What really makes this bad is the fact that messages would flat-out refuse to send. People reported that when sending messages to recipients, the message would just disappear rather than be sent. So, it isn’t a matter of RCS being unavailable; the messages just won’t send. That’s a major bummer.
Messages not sending are bad enough, but what makes it worse is the fact that the users are not getting any sort of error message when the messages don’t send. So, people have been experiencing this issue without knowing the cause.
When asked to comment, Google said that it blocks RCS messaging on rooted devices. The company said that it is to ensure security. Also, it said that rooted devices should be knocked back to SMS messages rather than lose message capabilities altogether. However, that does not seem to be the case.
People using Google devices are losing capabilities via Google messages altogether. So, either the company is fibbing, or there is some issue going on.
In any case, if you are experiencing this issue, then you’re going to have to use a messaging app other than Google Messages.