Previously, US carriers were slow to warm up to the RCS messaging protocol. While iPhone owners have had iMessages for years, Android users often relied on third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp.

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After seeing it in testing earlier this year, Google Messages has widely deployed the ability to delete RCS messages from recipients' devices.