Google Set To Compete With Facebook Messenger And iMessenger As It Introduces ‘Chat’ For Android Users

By Alvine Chaparadza

Last week Google revealed its plan to roll out a new chat service to replace standard texting service, SMS. The new chat service will be called Chat. Google’s Chat will let Android users use features such as read receipts, GIFs and stickers, full resolution video and pictures, and functioning group texts on top of colorful texts.

The Chat is touted as a killer application as it will be supported by the relatively new communication protocol, Universal Profile for Rich Communication Services (RCS) instead of the conventional Short Message Service (SMS).

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