The Verge's Dieter Bohn dives into the messy past and uncertain future of Rich Communication Services, or RCS, a new texting standard that Google had been pushing for Android users.

Guests include:

• Sanaz Ahari, Senior Director of Communications Products at Google
• Ron Amadeo, reviews editor at Ars Technica

Relevant links:

• RCS: What it is and why you might want it
• AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard
• A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps
• Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS in Android Messages beta
• SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone

Produced by Andru Marino, Liam James, and Dieter Bohn

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