Google confirms it is blocking rooted Android phones from using RCS, citing the need to abide by the RCS standard’s “operating measures” to stop spam and abuse (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google confirms it is blocking rooted Android phones from using RCS, citing the need to abide by the RCS standard's “operating measures” to stop spam and abuse  —  In recent weeks, Android users with rooted or bootloader unlocked phones have found that RCS in Google Messages does not work.