Messages getting certain iMessage functions with standard SMS

[nickdalzell1]

I noticed today when viewing an SMS thread with someone in my contacts who has an Android phone that my messages now show 'Sent/Delivered/Read' like an iMessage would. Used to be that wouldn't display unless it was iMessage only. New feature server side?

 

[slickwilly]

Are you an appraiser?

 

[JBGoode]

Do they use the Google Messages app? They recently rolled out RCS protocol making it more like iMessage so maybe that has something to do with it. (?) Just a thought-- maybe someone more tech literate can clarify.

 

[nickdalzell1]

Not sure what she uses. She has an old Kyocera Brigadier which stopped getting updates after Android 5.1 Lollipop so I expect it's just the stock messages app.

Seems the 'read/delivered' status is now back to the standard SMS again. Teaser perhaps?