Reports on Reddit from the Google Messages and Pixel communities state the Messages app is failing to send media in RCS. One report states the app will fail outright or "randomly send all the files at once" in their experience. Google is reportedly aware of the issue and is rolling out a fix; however, it could take a couple of weeks. This problem mirrors another media-related issue Google Messages had last year when media texts failed to send in RCS.
Over the past few days, users on the Google Messages subreddit reported issues sending photos and other media. One user with a Pixel 10 Pro Fold said they started encountering problems after the August update. They state that the app will enter a "weird cycle" of "undeliverable media and then randomly all the files send at once." The user said the Messages app will suffer from this for anywhere from two to four days at a time. As others joined the discussion, it was revealed that these problems occurred over RCS in the app.
Good news comes via Android Authority who received a statement from Google about the problem. The company is reportedly aware "of a bug affecting a subset of Google Messages users that can lead to disrupted RCS message delivery." A Google spokesperson informed the publication that a fix is rolling out, but you might have to wait a couple of weeks before you see it. The current issue reminds us of another media-related problem that RCS chats encountered, which was fixed with a server-side patch. Google has been pretty timely with its fixes for major issues like this.
Source: Android Central · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing