Again in November,
Apple introduced that it might add RCS (Wealthy Communication Providers) assist to the iPhone later this 12 months. With this assist, iPhone customers will be capable to view pictures and movies despatched to them by Android customers over RCS with out having to cope with low-quality footage and movies. As soon as
Apple provides RCS assist to the iPhone, iPhone customers will be capable to get learn receipts when speaking with Android customers, and see typing indicators. Messages will nonetheless be protected due to end-to-end encryption.
At the moment, when an iPhone person messages an Android person and vice versa, the chat takes place over the old-school SMS/MMS platform which is why movies shared seem like crap as do shared pictures. As a result of RCS and iMessage have nearly the identical options, iPhone customers shouldn’t have any drawback utilizing RCS when Apple does add assist for it.
The query is, when will this happen? When will Apple begin supporting RCS? On the
Android.com web site (through
9to5Google), Google has printed an up to date touchdown web page that reads, “Apple has introduced will probably be adopting RCS within the fall of 2024.” Apple truly mentioned in November 2023 that the assist would come “later subsequent 12 months” which signifies that we will name this “information.”
Google says that Apple introduced that RCS assist on iPhone might be out there this Fall
The primary day of fall this 12 months might be September twenty second, 2024 which might dovetail with a attainable launch date for the
iPhone 16 line and
iOS 18. So there’s a robust chance that if Apple does say that assist for RCS will happen within the fall, it would imply that RCS assist for the iPhone will debut with the discharge of
iOS 18 in September. If Apple provides it to the
iOS 18 Developer Beta, iPhone assist for RCS might be out there to these putting in the
iOS 18 developer beta proper after
Apple unveils iOS 18 throughout the WWDC 2024 Keynote on June tenth.
When Apple does add RCS assist to the iPhone, it’s best to be capable to see whether or not you will have an RCS connection by trying on the textual content subject earlier than you begin typing a message. For instance, after you faucet on the identify of the Android-using recipient you might be sending a message to and also you see RCS within the textual content subject, it signifies that you can be chatting with the recipient utilizing Wealthy Communication Providers. Alternatively, if the textual content subject says Textual content Message, you might be messaging an Android person who does not use RCS, or an RCS sign shouldn’t be out there. Thus, you will be chatting utilizing SMS/MMS.
Apple will little question make a giant deal about including RCS assist because it will get nearer to September, so keep tuned. We are able to let you know that Apple’s assist for RCS is not going to add the blue bubble/inexperienced bubble rift.
