With that move, Verizon would join peers AT&T and
T-Mobile US in propping up competition to Apple's iMessage service.
Alphabet-owned Google's Messages comes with features similar
to those in iMessage, using Rich Communication Services (RCS) technology to replace
SMS-based texts.
Apple's iMessage is limited to users who use the company's
devices, and the iPhone maker has not yet indicated any plans to extend the
feature to Android users.
With RCS, users can send and receive high-quality photos and
videos, chat over WiFi or cellular data and know when messages were read, among
other features.
Earlier this year, AT&T and T-Mobile announced they
would make Google's messaging app as the default one on all their Android
devices.
"Customers using Verizon's Message+ app will also get
full access to RCS capabilities by the end of the year," Verizon said in a
statement. -Reuters
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