howtosimply.com/guides/texts-not-sending-on-a-samsung-galaxy-google-messages-5-fixes/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

In this guide

Open RCS chats
Check the status
Turn on Automatically resend as text
Resend the stuck message
Do not switch RCS off and on
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

In Google Messages, tap your profile picture, Messages settings, RCS chats and check the status. If it is not Connected, check your internet. For a failed message, use Resend messages, or turn on Automatically resend as text (SMS/MMS).

3 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: Android
Shown on: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
App: Messages
Real screenshots: 3 of 5 steps
What we did: Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing
Our phone: Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Open RCS chats
Google Messages, profile picture, Messages settings, RCS chats.
Done
Check the status
Ours said Connected. Connecting, Trouble connecting or Not supported mean chats cannot go over RCS right now; check the internet connection or ask your carrier.
Done
Turn on Automatically resend as text
Then a chat message that cannot be delivered goes as SMS or MMS instead. It was off on our phone.
Done
Resend the stuck message
Tap the failed message and resend it as a text. Google warns that SMS with a link puts photos behind a link it does not control.
Done
Do not switch RCS off and on
Google advises against it: it can remove you from group chats.
Done

If you do not see this option

There is no RCS chats row Google says older versions of Messages call it Chat features. Read receipts, typing indicators and Resend messages are in the same place. Source: Turn on RCS chats in Google Messages
The status says RCS chats are disabled by your carrier Google says to contact your carrier. Until then, messages go as SMS and MMS. Source: Turn on RCS chats in Google Messages

If this does not work

Status stays on Trouble connecting Google says it is a problem with verifying your phone number. If it lasts more than 30 minutes, tap Details, then Submit feedback. Source: Turn on RCS chats in Google Messages
You do not get messages after changing phone or app Google says this is the one case for turning RCS chats off: open Messages settings, RCS chats on the old phone, or use the Google Messages deactivation web portal if you no longer have it. Source: Turn on RCS chats in Google Messages

About this guide

Our Galaxy uses Google Messages, not Samsung Messages. Chats go over RCS, which needs mobile data or Wi-Fi; if that fails, messages can stall until they are resent as normal texts.

The phone number on the RCS page is blurred.