As I'm sure many have noticed over the last few weeks, you can now make calls from within Gmail (in the web app anyway). I bought some credit for this and have been enjoying it's use.
I noticed that changing settings with this redirects you to Google Voice, and I got rather excited as until now it's not been available outwith the US. I installed the Google Voice App, but during setup after entering a PIN, I get this message:
"Your phone number could not be verified. Please try again"
Has anyone else ever seen this and/or has anyone from the UK got it to work?
same problem here, i'm just trying to sort it out
Has anyone gotten this setup correctly. I'm not interested in full Google Voice service but just the lite version so I can get transcribed voicemails. I have contacted T-Mobile to have them disable the T-Mobile voicemail service but cannot get Google Voice to setup. Do I need to also create a Google Voice number to get this to work? I didn't think I would just for voicemail. On the desktop service when I go to use my mobile number for Google Lite it just throws up an error.
AndrasLOHF said:
Has anyone gotten this setup correctly. I'm not interested in full Google Voice service but just the lite version so I can get transcribed voicemails. I have contacted T-Mobile to have them disable the T-Mobile voicemail service but cannot get Google Voice to setup. Do I need to also create a Google Voice number to get this to work? I didn't think I would just for voicemail. On the desktop service when I go to use my mobile number for Google Lite it just throws up an error.
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Unless they've found a way to integrate native carrier call forwarding directly to your Google account, you will need to create a GV # to accomplish what you're looking to do.
AndrasLOHF said:
Has anyone gotten this setup correctly. I'm not interested in full Google Voice service but just the lite version so I can get transcribed voicemails. I have contacted T-Mobile to have them disable the T-Mobile voicemail service but cannot get Google Voice to setup. Do I need to also create a Google Voice number to get this to work? I didn't think I would just for voicemail. On the desktop service when I go to use my mobile number for Google Lite it just throws up an error.
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Get a GVoice number as instructed. Then go into the Android dialer settings and change the forwarding options to go to your GVoice number instead of your T-Mobile number. I've been doing this for more than a year. Works great.
Gah...I've found the issue after fiddling and Googling for a few hours. I'm on prepaid and that doesn't allow forwarding so that's why I can't get it working.
I came from a pixel 3xl to the att locked galaxy note 20 ultra. I bought it outright so i think i can request at&t to unlock it if that will make any difference? I had put in an insurance claim on the 3xl which required me buying a new phone from at&t directly...
I assumed that the google messages app was all i needed to have RCS working even though at&t doesn't really support it? But when I open google messages it says "chat features unavailable for this device" I tried to open up activity launcher but there is no "set rcs flag". I do have carrier services installed.
Anything else I can do to get rcs?
reboot the phone !
netnerd said:
reboot the phone !
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can't tell if serious? but I've rebooted and cleared cache/data for messages app and carrier services multiple times.
anaxagorasbc said:
I came from a pixel 3xl to the att locked galaxy note 20 ultra. I bought it outright so i think i can request at&t to unlock it if that will make any difference? I had put in an insurance claim on the 3xl which required me buying a new phone from at&t directly...
I assumed that the google messages app was all i needed to have RCS working even though at&t doesn't really support it? But when I open google messages it says "chat features unavailable for this device" I tried to open up activity launcher but there is no "set rcs flag". I do have carrier services installed.
Anything else I can do to get rcs?
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Once I downloaded Google messages, I set it as my main messaging app then connected to wifi and waited about 5 minutes and the app gave me a pop up saying chat features are now active. I'm using a N20U on att as well. If it doesn't, I would clear cache and app data then delete and re install
or maybe att firmware is blocking it. try to flash the U1 unlocked firmware. my gf has the unlocked galaxy flip Z (i paid for it, why does she care) on att, RCS on Google messages does work. but if you have poor signals, it takes awhile to connect RCS.
You have to go to the play store and download carrier service. I had the same issue and once I installed that it worked perfectly, but it took a few hours after I installed carrier services to work. I have an unlocked note 20 ultra btw.
anaxagorasbc said:
can't tell if serious? but I've rebooted and cleared cache/data for messages app and carrier services multiple times.
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If you're running a vpn, that can block the activation process.
gsingh22 said:
You have to go to the play store and download carrier service. I had the same issue and once I installed that it worked perfectly, but it took a few hours after I installed carrier services to work. I have an unlocked note 20 ultra btw.
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Will this work to enable RCS for the Samsung stock messaging app as well?
gsingh22 said:
You have to go to the play store and download carrier service. I had the same issue and once I installed that it worked perfectly, but it took a few hours after I installed carrier services to work. I have an unlocked note 20 ultra btw.
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Thanks, but i already have carrier services installed. I've tried clearing cache/data for carrier services and messages. I've also tried beta and non beta versions of messages.
anaxagorasbc said:
Thanks, but i already have carrier services installed. I've tried clearing cache/data for carrier services and messages. I've also tried beta and non beta versions of messages.
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AT&T aren't blocking it as they support RCS services on any client that can use it.
I have Google Messages beta client version 6.8.072 installed and chat features work as they should.
Set Samsung's messaging app as default and then go into settings and open Advanced Messaging.
Make sure the toggle is enabled. I believe this is what triggers enabling it on your account.
Then open Google Messages app, set as default. Go into Settings and Chat features should give you the option to enable chat features.
Then wait for it to show a status as "Connected".
Well on my phone I followed a write up from this forum the other day and was able to get rcs messaging on the Samsung messages app. I'm not sure if it will work for att but its worth a shot. Here's the link.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...to/how-to-activate-video-calling-lte-t4178819
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AT&T aren't blocking it as they support RCS services on any client that can use it.
I have Google Messages beta client version 6.8.072 installed and chat features work as they should.
Set Samsung's messaging app as default and then go into settings and open Advanced Messaging.
Make sure the toggle is enabled. I believe this is what triggers enabling it on your account.
Then open Google Messages app, set as default. Go into Settings and Chat features should give you the option to enable chat features.
Then wait for it to show a status as "Connected".
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ATT supports RCS through samsung messanger in a very limited way with "advanced messaging", it's not true RCS as it's only supported with the other person also being on ATT and also having a samsung phone.
I THINK I FOUND AN ISSUE:
I took my new att sim card and put it in my pixel, and i got the same message that rcs isn't supported by this carrier...
I took my old non 5g sim card which is no longer provisioned, and put it back in my old phone and it gives me the option to enable chat features. I put the old non provisioned sim card in my note 20 and it also gives me the option to enable chat features...
I wonder if ATT's new sim card is somehow blocking RCS from working?
I'm probably going to break something, but i opened up the chat features settings on my N20U with the old sim installed, then i swapped sims... I waited for phone to get on the network then enabled chat features and it's sitting at setting up. Hopefully in an hour or two i'll get it provisioned.
EDIT: Nevermind, now that i closed messages and opened it back it now says the feature is not supported by the carrier.
test to make sure you able to receive text message.
Google send a text to your phone to verify the phone number.
netnerd said:
test to make sure you able to receive text message.
Google send a text to your phone to verify the phone number.
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the phone is back to saying the feature is no longer supported by carrier... something with this new sim seems to be blocking it.
gsingh22 said:
Well on my phone I followed a write up from this forum the other day and was able to get rcs messaging on the Samsung messages app. I'm not sure if it will work for att but its worth a shot. Here's the link.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...to/how-to-activate-video-calling-lte-t4178819
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Thanks, but this did not work, the only thing samsung messages lets me do is use "advanced messaging" which is att's nerfed version of RCS that is not true rcs.
have you tried to flash the u1 unlocked firmware ?
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have you tried to flash the u1 unlocked firmware ?
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not yet... use my phone for work won't have time u ntil this weekend... but given the new sim card gave me the same message in my unlocked pixel3xl, which rcs worked on with the old sim card, i can reasonably assume i will most likely have the same problem even if i do flash.
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anaxagorasbc said:
Thanks, but this did not work, the only thing samsung messages lets me do is use "advanced messaging" which is att's nerfed version of RCS that is not true rcs.
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I've been using Stock Samsung Messages as my messaging app since I got my Note 20 Ultra (Utah, USA - AT&T). Before my Note 20, I had a Note 9 ; I would flip-flop between Google Messages and Stock Samsung Messages...
I've not used Google Messages since I got my N20U.
I came across this post this morning; it gave me "the itch"... I just switched my default messaging app to Google Messages - the "Chat Services" were unavailable to me.
I force stopped Google Messages and restarted my N20U. I have been able to enable the feature. I just verified my number and I'm waiting to be fully-RCS'd.
TRY Foce Stopping your app before you restart. Worked for me.
UPDATE - I'm verified and 'connected'.
I have a unlocked verizon branded s22 ultra currently on t-mobile. Everything works fine (5g,lte,calls,text messages) except for RCS. When i enable chat features in google messages it just gets stuck on "Connecting"
I tried a bunch of things like clearing data on carrier services, google messages, disabling RCS through the google messages site, waiting 11 days then trying it again.
Not quite sure what else to do. I might just flash the tmobile firmware to see if that help but wanted to see if anyone has any ideas before i do a clean rom flash.
Hello All, I successfully rooted my phone but now I can't get the Google messaging app to verify my number for rcs. Anyone know what to do? In the US running TMobile.
You haven't used the dial code to disable carrier check (to force Volte) have you? If so you need to re-enable carrier check to register your device for RCS. You can then run the disable carrier check again and RCS will remain.
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You haven't used the dial code to disable carrier check (to force Volte) have you? If so you need to re-enable carrier check to register your device for RCS. You can then run the disable carrier check again and RCS will remain.
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It was enabled, I used the dialer code, disabled it, and cleared messaging data and opened the app.....would you suggest I turn it back on now?
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It was enabled, I used the dialer code, disabled it, and cleared messaging data and opened the app.....would you suggest I turn it back on now?
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If you have RCS now, it will still work. You can disable carrier check.
Glesi2323 said:
Hello All, I successfully rooted my phone but now I can't get the Google messaging app to verify my number for rcs. Anyone know what to do? In the US running TMobile.
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I used to have the same problem - I don't know why but what always fixed it for me was using the stock Xiaomi messaging app first. then opening messages and making it default.
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I used to have the same problem - I don't know why but what always fixed it for me was using the stock Xiaomi messaging app first. then opening messages and making it default.
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Yeah... I tried the dialer code to disable and then I opened the app and it worked! I'm glad you have another avenue for other people to try Incase the other method I tried doesn't work for them in the future.
To enable RCS chat you have to have carrier check enabled. It is enabled by default, but some users have used the 'disable carrier check' dial code in order to get VoLTE. If so run the dial code again to to re-enable, set up RCS chat, and then disable it again for Volte. Also, you can only have RCS chat enabled on one device at a time, so you must disable RCS on your old device before enabling it on this device. If you no longer have your old device Google has a website that allows you to disable it on your old device from the website.