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When will T-Mobile convert their RCS platform to the Jibe Platform (Google) for RCS?
I've noticed that Samsung S21-S23 are on T-Mobile's servers for RCS messaging (AKA Google Messages). But there is an update from T-Mobile's twitter account posted on 9/21/23 that they will be migrati...
Here is some good insight on how to figure out if you are using a problematic version of Google Messages. Quote below taken from the link below.
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You could have other messaging issues on Samsung Messages too, but we are talking about Samsung switching over their default messaging app to Google Messages (samsung_dynamic) version of that app.
Here is some more info that may help some people at least understand the figure out what combination of phone ROM and Messaging app is affected. Basically, around the start of the S22, Samsung decided they wanted to stop using their Samsung Messages app and start using Google Messages for the stock messaging app on Samsung phones. On the T-Mobile official Samsung phone ROM, they've taken the Google Messages app, and coded it to use the less stable RCS Services from T-Mobile instead of the more stable Googles RCS Services.
There are a few different combinations of phone ROMs and Messaging apps at play that will give different experiences here:
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Unlocked Samsung ROM on T-Mobile using unaltered Google Messages (uses the stable Google RCS provided by Jibe)
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Unlocked Samsung ROM on T-Mobile using Samsung Messages (uses the stable Google RCS provided by Jibe)
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Locked T-Mobile ROM on T-Mobile using the samsung_dynamic version of Google Messages (uses inestable Google RCS provided by T-Mobile)
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Locked T-Mobile ROM on T-Mobile using Samsung Messages (uses the stable Google RCS provided by Jibe)
Samsung/T-Mobile have coded the Google Messages (samsung_dynamic) version of the app to using T-Mobiles RCS Services. The others still use Googles RCS Services (Jibe).
If you want to see what RCS services you are connecting to: Open Google Messages, profile, message settings, RCS chats, scroll to the bottom. If it says RCS provided by T-Mobile, that's the problem RCS services. If it says RCS from Google provided by Jibe, this is the stable one.
If you want to see what version of the Google Messages you are using (if you aren't running Samsung Messages): Open Google Messages, profile, message settings, About terms and privacy. If you have the version of Google Messages that's been alerted by T-Mobile/Samsung to use RCS services from T-Mobile, you should see the "samsung_dynamic" in the version info.
