Galaxy S9/S9+ Messages app will soon get chatbot support

Terminal updated: May 3rd, 2018 at ten:00 UTC+01:00

A couple of weeks back, Google revealed its plan for the future of messaging on Android. After a spate of failed attempts to capture the Instant Messaging market with its proprietary apps, Google decided to place its bets on RCS (Rich Advice Services) – a successor to the ubiquitous SMS but with all the bells and whistles of the modern IM apps. Unlike other Instant Messaging apps from Google, RCS is a standard that tin can be broiled into any messaging app for interoperability.

For RCS to be successful, many players in the manufacture have to come together and back information technology. So far, many carriers, OEMs, and Os developers (Google, Microsoft), etc. take expressed their support for RCS. Samsung is one of the OEMs who pledged to back up RCS by updating its default Messages app to work with the new messaging standard. A few leaked screenshots today give us a sneak peek into ane of the RCS features in Samsung's Messages app.

Ane of the features of RCS

XDA-Developers take obtained few screenshots of the Messages app in the leaked AT&T Galaxy S9 firmware with the May security patch, and they point to the impending launch of the chatbot back up in Samsung's default messaging app. The premise backside these chatbots is to aid users in shopping, travel, news, and more past allowing them to communicate past automatic bots with businesses within the messaging app. The functionality and purpose are similar to the chatbots on Skype, Facebook Messenger, etc.

Installing the leaked firmware seems to exist plenty to gain access to the chatbots. Currently, 1-800-Flowers Assistant, 385Scores, CNN, HereWeGo Chat, JustAnswers 24-7 Experts, SkyScanner, SnapTravel, Fashion Inspire, Walgreens, etc. accept employed chatbots to assist their customers. As RCS begins to ringlet out widely, you can expect the number of chatbots to abound substantially.

Though the leaked screenshots are from the AT&T Galaxy S9 firmware, other carrier variants shouldn't be far behind considering Google'southward programme for RCS rollout this year. We cannot independently ostend, just AT&T seems to have released few chatbots for Samsung devices in March itself. All of this looks like beta-testing by various industry partners before officially launching RCS widely.

Let usa know in the comments section if you have come up across any chatbots in your SMS messaging app.

Source: https://www.sammobile.com/2018/05/03/galaxy-s9-s9-messages-app-will-soon-get-chatbot-support/

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