Punishment or protection? Google is blocking rooted Android phones from using RCS messaging،
To prevent spam and abuse, Google says it will block the use of Rich Communication Services (RCS) on rooted Android phones. By rooting your phone, you can access areas of the Android system where users are generally not allowed to access. It allows you to personalize your device and is a practice frowned upon by phone manufacturers. This isn't something Android users do as much as they did a decade ago.
Even if an Android user just unlocked the bootloader, RCS will still not be able to work. And the phone could still show that the user is logged in to RCS even if the advanced messaging system doesn't work on a rooted or bootloader unlocked phone. Some users notice that their messages disappear when they press the send button and even if RCS is not working on a user's account.
android phone, they will not see an error message. A person who doesn't know that
Google blocks RCS on rooted phones might not understand why their messages aren't getting any response.
There is a way around this problem. Install Magisk rooting tool and Play Integrity patch. This will allow RCS to work, although a server-side update from Google could break the patch and force you to wait for an updated version of the Play Integrity patch. We must also emphasize that rooting your android phone will stop your banking apps and Google Wallet from working. This makes sense to protect the financial assets you have access to on your phone.
On the other hand, removing the platform that allows users to see read receipts, send longer messages, share higher quality images and videos, see keystroke indicators, and getting protection with end-to-end encryption seems like overkill. It seems designed to punish those who dare to entrench their android phone.
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