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RCS, iPhone
Apple officially rolls out RCS for iPhone, but many carriers still don't support it
With the launch of iOS 18, iPhone users are finally able to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. But beyond Apple's support of RCS, each carrier needs to activate the capability -- and for now, many carriers have yet to jump on the bandwagon.
iPhone users will have to wait for RCS support in South Africa
Some of South Africa’s mobile operators are putting in the legwork required to provide Rich Communication Services (RCS) support for iPhones running iOS 18, but none yet supports the protocol. RCS, a protocol and standard developed and maintained by the GSMA cellular industry association,
iOS 18: How to check if your carrier supports RCS on iPhone
Thankfully, Apple has a support document available where you can check if your carrier has enabled RCS for the iPhone. The page gives you a list of carriers for each country. If your carrier hasn’t rolled out RCS support for the iPhone, you’ll want to bookmark this page and keep checking back.
iPhone user on Google Fi? Here's why you don't have RCS yet
Apple's iPhones finally have RCS, but it's not available to iPhone owners on Google Fi. Now, Google has revealed the reason for this.
RCS texts on the iPhone aren’t encrypted now, but that could change
In the announcement, GSMA technical director Tom Van Pelt said the next milestone for RCS Universal Profile is the “first deployment of standardized, interoperable messaging encryption between different computing platforms.
RCS is now rolling out to iMessage on iPhones with iOS 18
We've finally made it past the finish line, folks. The day is here, and at long last, the iPhone-to-Android messaging experience is about to get a whole lot better thanks to Apples (likely-reluctant) inclusion of RCS in iMessage.
How to enable RCS messaging on iPhone to text Android users
You can enable RCS messaging on iPhones running iOS 18 or later. Once you install iOS 18 on your phone, you'll need to enable RCS in your messaging settings. You'll also have to check if your carrier supports the RCS protocol or not.
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Can you get RCS messaging on your iPhone? Here's how to find out and enable it in iOS 18
RCS messaging is finally coming to iPhones via iOS 18. But not every carrier currently supports it. Here's how to find out if ...
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iOS 18: What You Need to Know About RCS Messaging on Your iPhone
Apple released iOS 18 to the general public on Sept. 16, a week after the company announced its new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, ...
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Apple’s RCS Update Confirms Critical Missing Features On Launch
As hundreds of millions of iPhone users update their devices to iOS 18, tinting their home screens and navigating their new ...
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RCS on iOS 18 Not Working? Try These Fixes
The latest iOS 18 brings the RCS messaging standard on iPhones. Read on to learn how to fix RCS on iOS 18 not working ...
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Pixel trolls iPhone about its 'communication issues' in new RCS-focused ad
Google's "Best Phones Forever" ads are low-key genius, highlighting the advantages of the Pixel over the iPhone while being ...
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End-to-End Encryption Coming for iPhone-to-Android RCS Messages
The GSM Association (GSMA), the organization responsible for developing the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard, ...
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PSA: With RCS now on iOS, be careful when renaming group chats
It turns out that Android phone users can rename group chats for all participating iPhone owners thanks to RCS.
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