Oreo update for the T-Mobile Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge includes RCS Universal Profile

Oreo has been slowly rolling out to several Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge variants over the last multi months, and now it's T-Mobile's turn. But this update involves more than just a firmware update, it alextremely includes backing for RCS Universal Profile 1.0, allowing for richer communications between carriers. But what really stands out is the inclusion of GSMA RCS Universal Profile 1.0. Neville Ray, CTO of T-Mobile, confirmed the Universal Profile 1.0 Programming update and promises that it'll roll out to more devices soon. If you haven't received the Oreo yet and don't need to wait for it, you can have a have aTry manually checking for a Programming update by going to Settings > About phone > Programming updates and then hitting the Check for updates button.

T-Mobile begins RCS Universal messaging support with Galaxy S7, S7 Edge

Adoption of the Google-backed level has been slow in the US, but it's making a big step forward by T-Mobile now rolling out RCS Universal Profiles to choose Android users. It's RCS Universal that promises to bring a unified texting experience to Android users, regardless of carrier or device type. Unfortunately, there's bad news: T-Mobile's RCS Universal update is only rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge for now. Those who've received the RCS Universal Profile update ought see the changes within their phone's native texting app. that won't be achieved until carriers like Verizon and AT&T get on board by RCS Universal, that they've promised to do, but continue have no timeline.

T-Mobile starts very, very slow rollout of RCS Universal Profile messaging

As it stated in T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray announced that the T-Mobile RCS Universal Profile rollout has begun. However, the rollout only is for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, and doesn't work by Android Messages. This is a good start, but the vast majority of T-Mobile users won't be able to take advantage of the update. RCS Universal Profile – the tech that going to finally bring text messaging into the modern era for all Android users – isn't accessible to everyone yet. Regardless, it's great to see T-Mobile pushing forward by RCS Universal Profile, even if it seems to be at a very, extremely slow pace.

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