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Google's texting app for SMS, MMS and RCS chats, the default messaging app on Pixels and many other phones.
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Carrier Services
Advanced: com.google.android.ims Advanced Vendor documentation
Google's add-on that provides the RCS chat features in Google Messages and related carrier communication services. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
Searching for it by name? Read the full answer on Carrier Services .
What it does
Carrier Services is a Google app that supplies the RCS (Rich Communication Services) layer Google Messages uses for chat features such as typing indicators, read receipts, high-resolution media and group chats over data. It comes preinstalled on many phones and updates through the Play Store. It runs in the background to keep the RCS connection registered, and according to Google it gathers crash reports and diagnostics so the service stays reliable.
If you disable it
RCS chats in Google Messages stop and conversations fall back to SMS and MMS. Regular calls and texts keep working.
How to disable it
Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > See all apps > Carrier Services > Disable.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.imsTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.google.android.imsThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.imsRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.imsNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Keeps an RCS registration tied to your phone number and reports crashes and diagnostics to Google, as its Play listing discloses.
Holds a background connection for RCS; with RCS chats turned off in Google Messages it has little to do.
Where it appears
- Made by Google LLC.
- Listed on Google Play: Carrier Services on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is com.google.android.ims?
com.google.android.ims is Carrier Services. Google's add-on that provides the RCS chat features in Google Messages and related carrier communication services.
Can I disable Carrier Services?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. You can do it from Settings or with ADB.
What happens if I disable Carrier Services?
RCS chats in Google Messages stop and conversations fall back to SMS and MMS. Regular calls and texts keep working.
Why did Carrier Services install itself?
Google installs or updates it through the Play Store on phones that use Google Messages, because Messages needs it for RCS chats. If you do not use Google Messages, it has nothing to do.
Sources
- Google Play: Carrier ServicesGoogle Play listing
- Google Messages Help: Turn on RCS chats in Google MessagesVendor documentation
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Vendor documentation. Backed by the maker's own documentation, the Android source or the Play listing. How we decide a verdict.
Cite this page: https://mysystemapp.com/packages/com.google.android.ims/ (verified 25 October 2026). Something wrong or out of date? Request a correction.