Google Messages Is Removing the SMS Option for Specific Contacts

Google Messages is preparing to remove the option that allows users to send only SMS or MMS messages to specific contacts. In a recent beta version, Google appears to be testing the removal of the “Only send SMS & MMS messages” setting. If introduced, users may no longer be able to switch a single conversation from RCS back to traditional SMS/MMS.

This could be inconvenient when RCS has connection issues or causes problems with a particular contact. Users may instead need to disable RCS for the entire Google Messages app.

However, Google Messages may still automatically fall back to SMS or MMS when an RCS message fails. The change is still in testing, and Google has not announced an official release date.

Watch the video to learn what’s changing and what it means for Android users.