


If chat feature is enabled and sent by data, it would show mobile or Wi-Fi as the case may be. Similarly, if you were to send MMS content in the same situation (feature not enabled, data not used), it would show as To answer the question, recipient doesn't have this feature enabled on their app and therefore SMS was not sent over Wi-Fi or mobile data and sent as normal SMS. Sending over Wi-Fi doesn't cost, over mobile data will be as per mobile data plan. Lets you share files and high-resolution photos.What are chat features How do I turn on chat features How do I know if my message was. Send messages over mobile data and Wi-Fi Chat features by Google FAQ Note: Chat features are only available on Android devices.Offer read receipts (show when someone has read or received your message, as well as showing your contact when you read their message).When using chat features, your messages are sent using the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol over Wi-Fi and mobile data. You need the messages app as default SMS app.Ĭhat features are support is region/country/carrier specific. RCS stands for Rich Communications Services and is a standard used by Google in order to provide messaging services that can handle a lot more than your standard texts. Dug, to know more, and here's the summary from the Google FAQ on chat features : I did that and saw the info on the SMS sent yesterday. Today morning, I got a prompt asking me if I wanted to enable chat features on messages app.
