7 days ago | By Android Headlines

Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices will soon be able to make use of Server Message Block network file sharing protocol natively, based on a new Chromium Gerrit commit shared to Google Plus share by Googler François Beaufort. The commit notes that a hidden flag menu item is being set to default in order to bring the support natively in the Canary Channel and that Network File Shares will be made widely available in Chrome OS 70. For clarity, it has been possible to use SMB via a Chrome Web Store extension and with a hidden flag menu item for quite some time. However, those variations...
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Samsung And Google Support Richer Text Messaging Between Their Apps

7 days ago | By Ubergizmo

Like many of Google's OEM partners, Samsung has its own set of native apps on its Android-powered devices. In a bid to provide a richer text messaging experience to all users, both Samsung and Google have announced that they are working together to improve messaging experiences and interoperability between Samsung Messages and Android Messages.
This collaboration between Samsung and Google will ensure that Samsung Messages and Android Messages work together seamlessly and provide RCS or Rich Communication Services features such as group chats, typing indicators and read receipts, and the...
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Samsung and Google team up to expand RCS Messaging availability on Android

7 days ago | By Phone Arena

Samsung and Google want to make history together and announce a partnership that will bring enhanced messaging experience and interoperability between Samsung Messages and Android Messages.
Today's announcement mentions that both companies will work together to expand RCS Messaging availability on Android. Rich Communication Services , is a next-generation messaging standard that's meant to replace SMS and MMS standards. Unlike SMS, RCS allows for text messages with an unlimited number of characters. Also, it enables users to share images, videos, sound clips, emoji, and...
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Samsung and Google collaborate to ensure RCS works between Android Messages and Samsung Messages

7 days ago | By 9to5Google

RCS is the next big attempt spearheaded by Google to improve messaging on Android, and today Samsung has announced that it is working with Google to ensure that its messaging app works properly with RCS and Android Messages.
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Google and Samsung partner to ensure RCS works between their messaging apps on all devices

7 days ago | By VentureBeat

Samsung and Google have announced an expanded partnership to ensure that their respective Rich Communication Services messaging services play nicely with each other across platforms. RCS, for the uninitiated, is like a next-generation SMS system that mimics most of the best features of messaging apps such as WhatsApp. The GSMA-led initiative...
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