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Google says RCS in Google Messages now has over 1B MAUs, and adds Photomoji, Voice Moods, Screen Effects, Custom Bubbles, Animated Emoji, and other features

First, the number: according to Google, over 1 billion monthly active users are using RCS in Google Messages.

The Verge Allison Johnson

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  • @sundarpichai Sundar Pichai on threads
    Exciting milestone from @Android: There are now more than 1 billion active users with RCS enabled in Google Messages!  To celebrate, we're introducing new features to Google Messages to communicate more creatively, like Photomoji.  I can't wait to use this Photomoji of my dog Jef…
  • @michaelabrwnjr Michael Brown on threads
    @allisonjo1 spoke to Android messaging VP and GM @sanaza about the new features and where RCS is generally, which of course, means asking about Apple.  (Snippet from the article) 🧵 https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @backlon Dieter Bohn on threads
    There are One Billion monthly active RCS users in Google Messages!  Seven new features are coming to make it more fun to express yourself in Google Messages.  Voice Moods in particular is super neat. https://blog.google/...
  • @android @android on x
    Google Messages has reached a major milestone with over one billion users now using RCS 🎉 To celebrate, we're introducing 7 new fun features to express yourself → https://blog.google/... [video]
  • @android @android on x
    Text It Like You Talk It 👄 New Google Messages Features. [video]
  • r/google r on reddit
    New features to celebrate Messages' 1 billion RCS users
  • r/GooglePixel r on reddit
    7 new features to express yourself on Google Messages
  • r/GoogleMessages r on reddit
    New features to celebrate Messages' 1 billion RCS users
  • @android @android on x
    You already know that with Android, new features never stop rolling in. But now, it's time to learn something new about all the latest magic landing on your Android devices in the next update. 💚 THREAD: [image]