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RCS chat wrong number after port to Smarty
Hi, My number has successfully been ported over to Smarty but my number in RCS messages is showing the original number before the port. I have tried turning off and back on RCS chat, restarting the...
Robalot7 What you describe covers the general situation - slightly different for iPhone though.
The problem seems to arise because the device 'remembers' the original number allocated to the sim and is loathe to change once you port in your old number unless 'adjusted'. Some people report that a network reset does it too.
It will be different to iPhone as they don't use RCS yet, that's coming in later this year reportedly. That was just my solution to fixing the RCS problem, I don't have a clue how iMessage works. 🤣
Robalot7 You may find this article of interest: https://www.androidcentral.com/rcs-vs-sms-vs-imessage-whats-difference
