This page provides information about changes in RCS Business Messaging.
July 03, 2023
Changed
- Updated Python First Agent sample to Python 3, removed unused dependencies and upgraded to latest libraries.
June 23, 2023
New
- An overview of data security information about RBM is now available on the Support page.
May 10, 2023
New
- RBM's new integration with Google Wallet lets you issue boarding passes through a rich conversation in Messages by Google. This means that users of Wallet and Messages can complete the check-in process, receive their boarding pass, and add it to their wallet entirely from Google's Messages app.
- A new use case describes how to seamlessly add a boarding pass to Google Wallet from Google's Messages app. The use case includes a sample conversation with technical steps and design tips for a complete check-in flow.
April 14, 2023
New
- Empty carrier report files can now be generated upon request.
April 13, 2023
New
- Added C# code snippet for Pub/Sub pull.
Changed
- Kitchen Sink C# sample updated to Visual Studio 2019 and latest library dependencies.
April 11, 2023
Changed
- First C# sample updated to Visual Studio 2019 and latest library dependencies.
December 13, 2022
New
- More information on sending messages to offline users.
- Clarifying when activity events are generated.
- Pub/Sub event information about delivery, read and typing notifications.
- An explanation of the Basic Message length.
- Added version history to carrier Terms of Service.
Changed
- Updated carrier console links to match recent console changes.
November 15, 2022
Changed
- Our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy have been updated.
New
- The use case is now a required field for agent creation that identifies the nature of the RBM conversations and helps businesses comply with business rules.
New
- Block and report is now more visible to users with the new persistent and dismissable user interface affordance.
November 3, 2022
New
- RBM developer registration. Google accounts used by RBM developers must now be tied to corporate email addresses and not Gmail accounts.
November 02, 2022
New
- The Billing Category is now a required field for agent creation that identifies whether the agent supports conversations or discrete messages.
- Carrier Billing event reports documentation has been updated to reference the impact of the agent Billing Category
- RBM Admin Console documentation has been updated to reference the agent Billing Category.
August 26, 2021
New
- The
agentIdfield identifies the agent a user-generated message or event belongs to. See Receive messages and Events.
May 03, 2021
New
- Agents can perform bulk capability checks on up to 10,000 phone numbers per
API call with
users.batchGet. See Capability checks.
Changed
- The
Bulk Capability Check Script (Sign in to
download)
now uses
users.batchGet. to perform bulk capability checks.
April 2, 2020
New
- RBM agents can now set a fallbackUrl for DialAction, ViewLocationAction, CreateCalendarEventAction, and ShareLocationAction for clients that don't support the native application. See the guide and reference.
- All samples and client libraries updated for fallbackUrl support. See samples.
December 20, 2019
New
- RBM agents can now upload media file binaries in addition to uploading files by URL. See the guide and reference.
December 2, 2019
New
- The Bulk Capability Check Script (Sign in to download) demonstrates how to use the RBM SDK to check a large set of devices for RBM capability. To run this script against devices that aren't registered as testers, your agent must be launched.
Changed
- Capability checks now covers configuration and usage for the Bulk Capability Check Script.
- Samples now includes a Tools section.