Google says 1 billion RCS messages are sent daily in the US following iPhone adoption

Google says 1 billion RCS messages are sent daily in the US following iPhone adoption

According to Google, there are now over 1 billion RCS messages sent daily in the US following widespread Android and iOS adoption.

Google announces 1B+ RCS messages sent in the U.S. daily

During the Android Show leading up to Google I/O, Google on Tuesday offered a brief update on the adoption of the RCS (Rich Communication Services)

Google reports that over a billion RCS messages are now sent daily in the United States

Not too long ago, texting across phones felt like crossing a language barrier. If you were on iPhone and your friends have an Android, you knew the drill—green bubble, blurry media videos, broken group threads, and that one person who kept reacting to your messages with “Emma loved ‘See you soon!’” instead of a love emoji. It was messy.It wasn’t just a technical gap; it became this weird cultural thing, especially in the U.S., where having an iP…

Google: Over 1 Billion RCS Messages Sent Daily in the U.S. Following iPhone Support

Mountain View | May 14, 2025 – Google has revealed that over 1 billion RCS (Rich Communication Services) messages are now sent daily in the United States, a milestone driven in large part by Apple’s long-awaited adoption of the messaging standard last year. The surge in usage marks a significant shift in how users communicate across platforms, especially between Android and iPhone users. For years, RCS was available only on Android, with Google’…

Google Says iPhone Adoption Of RCS Has Led Users To Share 'More Than A Billion' Messages Daily, Yet SMS/MMS Still Reign Supreme In The U.S.

Apple was reluctant to upgrade its messaging protocols to the new RCS standard initially, and ever since it gave in, Google claims that almost 1 billion messages are sent daily in the United States. The number is enormous, and the iPhone's adoption has a significant role to play in this regard. Google mocked Apple, called it by name, and was hell-bent on getting the company to adopt the new standard, and there was a reason for it. Despite RCS gr…

Apple's adoption of the RCS protocol on iPhone has marked a major step in the evolution of mobile messaging. Now, Google announces that in the United States, more than one billion RCS messages are sent every day. A success for RCS messages Even before Apple's integration into the RCS, this protocol was already gaining ground [...] Read more... Follow iPhoneAddict.fr on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict …