Apple to Add RCS Messaging Support for iPhones in 2024, Improving Texting with Android Users
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Apple announced iPhone will support RCS messaging standard starting in fall 2024, likely with iOS 18 launch. This will improve texting between iPhones and Android.
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RCS support will bring higher quality media sharing, read receipts, typing indicators, audio messages, WiFi messaging, and better group chats.
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Features will appear for green bubble Android conversations in Messages app. iMessage already has many of these capabilities.
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Addition meant to provide iPhone users a more modern messaging experience when texting non-iPhone contacts.
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Comes after years of Apple refusing to adopt RCS. Support will rely on Messages app update, not carrier involvement.