Google addresses RCS ad controversy, pauses business messaging in India

Google addresses RCS ad controversy

- mymobilespecs – RCS users in India will no longer receive promotional messages, at least for now. Read Details

Abusing an RCS feature

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The company told Android Authority that it has temporarily disabled the feature in India.

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The move will not affect end-users or change RCS functionality in other markets.

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