Read, Watch or Listen

The GSMA released Universal Profile 3.1 for RCS, improving audio quality with xHE-AAC codec support for clearer voice messages and audio clips. The update also streamlines user onboarding, enhances spam reporting, improves file transfer security, and utilizes deep links for conversation initiation. These changes will gradually roll out to RCS apps like Google Messages.

Prepared by Jonathan Pierce and reviewed by editorial team.