what is rcs

RCS stands for Rich Communication Services, which is a communication protocol between mobile telephone carriers and between phone and carrier, aiming at replacing SMS messages with a text-message system that is richer, provides phonebook polling, and can transmit multimedia. RCS is designed to be a modern take on texting that rolls features from Facebook Messenger, iMessage, and WhatsApp into one platform. RCS provides the same feature-rich communications features found in the most popular IP-based communications services, such as group chat, delivery of high-resolution photos or videos, read receipts, and location sharing. RCS is considered by many to be a more convenient and wide-ranging communications platform than SMS and even other messaging apps. RCS messages are sent with the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol over Wi-Fi and mobile data. RCS chats provide an upgraded, rich messaging experience, showing when someone is typing and offering read receipts.