Android's got a great new feature that will finally bring text messages into the 21st century. Here's how to turn it on – and why it's so good ...

RCS messaging allows your regular text messaging app to act more like a chat app, with group chats and more -- you just have to know how to turn it on.

This will turn off read receipts for all conversations, and your contacts will not be notified when you read their messages. To re-enable read receipts, slide the toggle to the “On” position.

If you're using an Android phone, you can switch off read receipts for Google Messages by opening the Messages app. Tap your profile in the top-right corner and go to Messages settings > RCS chats.

How to like a text message on your phone Now that you have turned on RCS messaging on your Android smartphone, you can like a text message or send message reactions.