To specifically call attention to participants within an RCS group chat, use Mentions in Google Messages. This feature:
- Helps recipients easily find and read messages relevant to them.
- Ensures mentioned persons receive a notification even if their notifications for that specific group chat are muted.
Understand Mention availability
- The Mentions feature is only available in RCS group chats. This isn’t supported in MMS group chats.
- To use Mentions, RCS chats must be available and turned on for all group chat members.
- RCS availability can vary by:
- Country or region
- Carrier
- RCS availability can vary by:
Mention someone in an RCS group chat
- On your device, open Google Messages
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- Find an active RCS group chat.
- In the message composition box, type “@” or the name of the contact.
- If there's a match in the group, you’ll get suggestions.
- From the contact list, select the correct person's name.
- After you select a contact, you can edit the displayed text of the mention.
- Example: If a contact is saved as "My neighbor Frank," change the mention to simply "Frank" to make it more appropriate or concise.
- Enter your message.
- Tap Send
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.Learn how a mentioned person gets notified
When you mention someone, the mentioned person receives a notification on their device. This happens even if their notifications for that specific group chat are muted. You can also know that you’ve been mentioned easily when you look at the conversation screen, homescreen, or through the conversation list.