Google is blocking RCS on rooted Android devices

Google says that it’s taking measures to prevent spam and abuse on its messaging service. | Image: Google Google is cracking down on rooted Android devices, blocking multiple people from using the RCS message feature in Google Messages. Users with rooted phones — a process that unlocks privileged access to the Android operating system, like jailbreaking iPhones — have made several reports on the Google Messages support page, Reddit, and XDA’s web forum over the last few m