RCS isn’t really all that new. It’s actually been around longer than both iMessage and WhatsApp. The new standard was proposed to the GSMA in 2007, only five years after MMS debuted.

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. SMS and RCS are the two major texting protocols developed by the US telecommunications industry. SMS has been around for many years ...

And one of the biggest features is Rich Communication Services support in Messages. With RCS messaging, you'll be able to ...

Further ahead, we break down the comments we received, highlighting the main reasons why iPhone users are still not all in on RCS. Many iPhone users commented on our article saying they don’t ...

Please verify your email address. Dual SIM RCS support has started appearing for a handful of users in the latest Google Messages beta. The feature was removed following multiple appearances this ...

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Please verify your email address. RCS support in iOS 18 is a mixed bag. Automatic updates could mean that not everyone is even running iOS 18, yet. Apple's focus is still on iMessage over ...

Until then the most significant update is still RCS, the even more belated upgrade of stock SMS on iPhones. As I’ve commented before, Apple’s RCS upgrade has a lot of gaps—no end-to-end ...