TECH - Google's RCS Hits 1B Monthly Users Milestone With Bevy Of New Features — Including One Seemingly Inspired From Apple | Benzinga
According to Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, the Rich Communication Services or RCS in Messages has now exceeded one billion monthly active users. The milestone includes introducing a host of new features, including Photomoji and custom chat colors.
What Happened: On Thursday, Google announced significant updates to its RCS platform in Messages. The new features rolled out include Photomoji, which lets users insert photo cut-outs in their messages, similar to emojis, a feature reminiscent of what iOS 17 offers.
Thanks to the more than 1 billion active users who have enabled RCS in Google Messages! To celebrate, we're introducing new features to Google Messages, including Photomoji. Excited to use one of my dog Jeffree:) https://t.co/4FUF6UbzzC pic.twitter.com/RzyyVCgKuP — Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) December 1, 2023