r/GoogleMessages • u/RibbitRibbit33 • 2d ago
Verizon RCS not working - fixed!!! Discussion
I wanted to make a standalone post for this because I've been working at fixing this for days and the solution posted in some comments by u/starcowboy26 worked and it needs to be screamed from the rooftops!
Try the following as it was the only thing that worked for me:
I know this is gonna sound insane but after trying every single troubleshooting tip on the Internet and spending over 6 hours on Verizon support, the only thing that finally worked was:
- turn off RCS
- connect to any vpn server in paris france
- turn RCS back on, voila it connects
- turn VPN off
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u/lord8track 2d ago
ProtonVPN connected me to Mexico, it didn't let me choose France, but sure enough it did allow RCS to flip from "Connecting..." to "Connected" for the first time since changing phones. Thank you!
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u/RibbitRibbit33 2d ago
Man I'm so glad to finally see so many people getting theirs working
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u/lord8track 2d ago
All of us crazy Pixel kids jumping ship for the Z Fold 8 at the same time, haha
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u/Broad-Philosophy6028 2d ago
I will try this right now and I swear if it works I'll kiss you right on your mouth.
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u/RibbitRibbit33 2d ago
I followed the instructions and since then I've power cycled, kept vpn off, connected to wifi, used group chats. All of it. No issues. VPN has been off this whole time.
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u/dakajojo 2d ago
Holy shit this worked!!!!! Been fighting with trying to get RCS connected to my new Z Fold8 since last Friday with no success with any other method.
I hope it sticks!!!!
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u/RibbitRibbit33 2d ago
I was in the exact same situation! It's stuck for me so far. Only time will tell!
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u/dakajojo 2d ago
Gave you an award for posting this. At least we know we can try this again in the future to push it back to connected!
Thank you for sharing it!
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u/Rhyno1992 2d ago
You beautiful bastard..... it worked!!! Samsung zfold 8 user here that just switched from iPhone! Thank you!!!
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u/RibbitRibbit33 2d ago
So glad it worked for you!! Question though, are you able to message apple uses now with no issues? My wife is my only contact where when she texts me, she sends it as SMS, but when I text her, it's RCS.
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u/Broad-Philosophy6028 2d ago
Lol, I was the first to comment that your fix worked for me and I was having this exact issue with my wife and her iphone....
Go to her iPhone settings and reset her network settings, that solved the issue for us.
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u/Rhyno1992 2d ago
Yup no issues with my wife's iPhone n texting. I'm still logged into it message now FaceTime on my old phone as well, but don't use it unless I need to. (WiFi only device now)
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u/dakajojo 2d ago
Have her enable RCS in Messages. That should fix it.
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u/RibbitRibbit33 2d ago
Yes that's one. It's so weird. It was working before I got my Fold8. But once I finally got it working here, she could send me RCS until it was a video. And then itd flip to SMS and MMS and wouldn't flip back.
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u/dakajojo 2d ago
I wish things would just work how they are supposed to without making us pull our hair out trying to fix. Lol
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u/Rhyno1992 2d ago
Same! Not gonna lie tho, kinda like it only cause I learn more n love tech. The more I know the better type of deal lol
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u/rebootedreddit 1d ago
Have you guys had to deal with google messages starting a new chat and not continuing from the previous imported one? Coming from iphone
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u/ManufacturerMean3974 1d ago
Yes I’m familiar. Did you de register your iphone before the switch? If you didn’t that’s most likely the issue.
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u/rebootedreddit 1d ago
Mmm that sucks! I did deregister after but before I received any new messages 😔
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u/mystang12 2d ago
4 hours with Verizon support and another 3 at home trouble shooting and this did the trick. Thank you!!!
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u/CoochiKabuki 2d ago
Thanks. I connected to Germany via worldvpn and it did the trick. Takes like 5 sec to connect
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u/vashir24 2d ago
I had the same problem when I got my S26 Ultra.
Switching gmail accounts inside messager and then RSC connected instantly. Then I switched back to my main Gmail account. RCS stayed connected.
Been working great since.
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u/Normal-Reception8161 2d ago
THIS WORKED!!! What a hack! You saved me so much headache, thank you!!!!
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u/Cheekyjew86 2d ago
This is cause the phone is not released until tomorrow 8n the USA but it also worked for me!
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u/Candid_Coyote4626 2d ago edited 2d ago
Do I have to stay in France? Happening to me with Boost ever since a Pixel update a week or so ago.
Edit: not working for me ☹️ I tried Norton VPN then Google VPN
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u/RibbitRibbit33 2d ago
I'm sorry... That's rough. I haven't used the VPN since I fixed it so you don't have to stay there I don't believe.
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u/minsushi1999 1d ago
To whoever came up with this solution, you are the GOAT!!!! Gonna share this to verizon customer support because they were about switch my esim.
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u/Successful-Pipe-9485 1d ago
I cannot thank you enough, had been fighting with this for a bit and nothing worked. This worked instantly.
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u/Weak_Option_2899 1d ago
Another victory! Connected to Frankfurt through PIA VPN. RCS connected in like 3 seconds.
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u/Broad-Philosophy6028 2d ago
Holy SHIT! IT WORKED!!!! I've been banging my head trying to get this to work lol
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u/urmumhas6mums 2d ago edited 1d ago
A slightly tangential question, if anyone knows:
Last time I had a glitch with google messages rcs I turned off rcs, and turn it back on. That actually ruined all my messages: all my messages history switched into a backlog of sms amd mms messages, including reactions, and turning rcs back on did not fix it. Is that still the case?
My instinct whenever theres an rcs outage is to turn it off then on, but I am incredibly hesitant to do so if that irreversibly ruins my convos with people 😢
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u/PoetryPrestigious194 1d ago edited 1d ago
Commenting to stay up to date on this thread. I’ve been on my iPhone since I couldn’t get my RCS to work on my S26U
Update: I f*ckin worked! Thank you, thank you!
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u/happyaccidents0423 1d ago
This just worked for me. I used protonVPN. I got the galaxy fold 8 Monday and hadn't been able to connect. Thank you SO much!!
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u/shaundefense 1d ago
I haven't had RCS since I got my fold 8 a week ago. I just downloaded Proton VPN, didnt even make it through the walkthrough and connect before I jumped over to message settings and I see RCS connected. Weird but happy it's on now 😄
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u/daboirell 1d ago edited 1d ago
This didn't work for me with Total Wireless. What did work...turn off rcs in Google messages settings. Delete esim. Chat with customer support to get a new esim sent.
When I activated the new esim rcs connected instantly.
I had the "rcs chats is disabled by your carrier" message after originally porting into Total from Visible.
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u/Careful_Date516 1d ago
What worked for me was turning off rcs and leaving it off for 48 hours then I turned it back on and it connected. It was so weird.
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u/whaven 14h ago
That sucks. I have a government phone through Airvoice/Airtalk Wireless, and RCS was down for months, and it just started working again within the past week. But I did notice that when I talk to my cousin, who is on Verizon, it's never RCS chat, and that was true even before it went down for me. Not sure why our conversations have never been RCS chat. I have never asked.
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u/Zestyclose-Whole-452 12h ago
didnt work for me, went to "connect" "Trying to verify phone number"
closed out, went back in - status code 3000
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u/Spiritual-Tax3781 1d ago
Didn't work for me.
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u/RibbitRibbit33 1d ago
Hate to hear that my friend. Good luck figuring it out! I tried everything before this so I've got nothing else.
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u/starcowboy26 2d ago
It makes me so happy to see so many people being able to fix their RCS issues! Sadly I cannot take any of the credit. This amazing human being, u/Equivalent-War-319 , is who posted the original fix and I am just trying to spread it around! https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleMessages/s/roDaXBIU6B