{"id":117200,"date":"2020-11-21T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T10:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/turn-off-rcs-before-switching-to-a-new-phone\/"},"modified":"2020-11-21T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T10:24:12","slug":"turn-off-rcs-before-switching-to-a-new-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/turn-off-rcs-before-switching-to-a-new-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Turn Off RCS Before Switching to a New Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Turn Off RCS Before Switching to a New Phone”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RCS is the upgraded version of SMS that\u2019s available on many Android devices today. However, it\u2019s still not universal, and that can cause some issues. If you\u2019re switching phones, you may want to turn off RCS first.<\/p>\n

Like many things that have to do with Android, the RCS situation is a little messy. First, to take advantage of RCS features, you have to use Google\u2019s Messages<\/a> app<\/a>. There are tons of great third-party text messaging apps in the Play Store, but only Google\u2019s app can use RCS.<\/p>\n

Even if you do use Google\u2019s Messages app, your carrier can get in the way of RCS. Google is working hard to get around that<\/a>, but it\u2019s still an obstacle for some devices.<\/p>\n

The last messy bit doesn\u2019t have anything to do with Android, but it does prevent RCS from being a truly universal standard. iPhones don\u2019t support RCS at all. They use their own standard called iMessage.<\/p>\n

Speaking of iMessage, you may have heard of iPhone users having problems receiving text messages after switching to Android devices. What happens is that messages keep being sent to the old iMessage account instead of going to the new phone. A similar thing can happen with RCS.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Disable and Deactivate iMessage on iPhone or iPad<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are using RCS, and you switch to a device that doesn\u2019t support it (such as an iPhone), you might not receive text messages on your new phone. Thankfully, Google says that this will only happen for up to eight days<\/a>, but that\u2019s still a long time. There are a couple of ways that you can prevent this from happening.<\/p>\n

First, you can check to see if you\u2019re even using RCS to begin with. As previously mentioned, you would need to be using Google\u2019s Messages<\/a> app. From there, open the Settings menu and look for \u201cChat Features.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If you see \u201cChat Features,\u201d that means that your device supports RCS. Open the \u201cChat Features\u201d menu and check to see if it\u2019s enabled.<\/p>\n

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If this toggle is on, you were using RCS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Simply turn the toggle off to disable RCS. You can now switch to the new device without any worries. If you\u2019ve already switched devices, Google has a web tool that can deregister your number<\/a>. It\u2019s an easy process that we outlined in a separate guide.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Disconnect Your Phone Number from RCS on Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course, if you know that your new phone supports RCS and you plan on using the Messages app, there\u2019s no need to bother with any of this. But keep the RCS feature in mind if you ever plan to switch from Android to iPhone, or any device you\u2019re not sure about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n