Here’s how to read those icons to know what your RCS message is doing. Google Messages is one of the largest SMS/RCS messaging apps on the Google Play Store. Whether or not you use Google’s ...

Even though the new icon design changed, that was not reflected in the notification tray when I would receive an SMS or RCS message. Rather, I would see the original boxy icon at the top or on the ...

to start a new message. Add a recipient either by using the contact icon or typing in their name. Compose your text message within the text box. Click the plus (+) button before the text box.