For a few months now all users in the United Kingdom, France, Mexico and the United States have been able to chat for free through the app Google messages thanks to the support of Rich Messaging Services (RCS). It is now known as WhatsApp for employees eventually starting to reach all users in Spain.
Google he confirmed that new chat features
RCS in Spain
The company reports that expansion of the service to Spain began arriving in February thanks to a partnership with Orange, Másmóvil, Movistar, O2 and Vodafone, and that it is now the case. are generally available to all Android users.
This means Google messages It will ask us to activate its chat functions so that it can talk for free on Wi-Fi and use a data network. Application Android Messages
How to use chat conversations
If we have the Google Messaging app installed and find that chat functions are not yet enabled, we can try to activate them from Settings> Chat Features
It looks like Google has never implemented these functions for all Android users. Currently enabled by clients of Vodafone, Lowi, Orange, Movistar, O2 and Másmóvil, but the company reports that it is available to all Android users. Probably a slow launch and some users from other companies have to wait.
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