Google attempts to get Android messaging right (again) with Chat

As predicted, Android is stepping up its messaging game to be on the same page as Apple's iMessage and Facebook Messenger.

Google's launching a new messaging service simply called Chat, and it's the latest, and hopefully best effort by the tech giant to simplify the messaging offering on Android.

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As revealed by The Verge, Chat is a rich communication service (RCS) that Google has been pushing carriers and smartphone makers to adopt.