Verizon and T-Mobile Pixel 4 units will not support RCS for now - Android

Back last December, Verizon enabled Rich Communication Service (RCS) on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. RCS is the next generation of Android Messaging that relies on your phone's data connection instead of its cellular connection. This means that unless you're connected to a Wi-Fi signal or have an unlimited plan, using RCS could consume a small amount of your monthly data. With RCS, messages can be as large as 8,000 characters instead of the 160 character cap used on SMS messages. Similar to WhatsApp, users will be able to see when a person that you are in the middle of an RCS conversation with ...