
RCS, or Rich Communication Services, is the latest supposed savior of the disjointed and frustrating world of cross-device messaging. RCS is a set of standards that was pushed heavily by Google and adopted by carriers around the world. If you buy an Android phone, you're probably using RCS if you text.
But like all things, it helps to have a basic understanding of what people are talking about. There's plenty of information about RCS out there on the internet, but let's try to sort it all out in one place and talk about what RCS is and why it matters to everyone.