Google has acknowledged a bug in Google Messages that disrupts RCS message delivery, causing photos, videos, and web links to fail when sent through the application. The company confirmed that a patch is currently being distributed to resolve the issue, though the full rollout may take up to a couple of weeks to reach all impacted users.
Delivery Failures and Queued Uploads
Reports from Google Messages and Pixel community discussions on Reddit indicate that the glitch primarily affects media attachments over active RCS connections. Affected users report that photo and video transfers either fail outright or trigger an unpredictable behavior where the application marks items as undeliverable before suddenly sending all queued files at once.
The delivery failures have impacted various devices, including Pixel 8 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold hardware, with some users reporting that the problem began following an August update. Attempted user fixes, such as hard resetting the phone, have failed to provide a permanent resolution, with sending errors recurring shortly after rebooting.
Acknowledged Bug and Fix Timeline
Google confirmed to Android Authority that it is aware of an issue affecting a subset of Google Messages users that leads to disrupted RCS delivery. A company spokesperson stated that a fix is actively rolling out, though users may need to wait up to two weeks before the patch reaches their devices.
Because standard device resets do not clear the underlying glitch, the fix is expected to deploy as a server-side patch or app release managed directly by Google.
Pattern of RCS Delivery Snags
The recent media delivery failure follows past technical hurdles for RCS in Google Messages. The application previously suffered from a similar outage where users were unable to send media attachments over active RCS chats. Additionally, Samsung Galaxy users experienced error code 3100 and widespread RCS failures after migrating data with Smart Switch earlier in the year, which required coordination with wireless carriers to fix.
These recurring delivery glitches highlight ongoing reliability challenges for rich communication standards as tech companies position them to replace traditional SMS messaging.
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Source: Media struggles to send in RCS for Google Messages—a fix is coming after users report
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