Again in November, Apple introduced that it could add RCS (Wealthy Communication Companies) assist to the iPhone later this 12 months. With this assist, iPhone customers will be capable of view photos and movies despatched to them by Android customers over RCS with out having to cope with low-quality photos and movies. As soon as Apple provides RCS assist to the iPhone, iPhone customers will be capable of get learn receipts when speaking with Android customers, and see typing indicators. Messages will nonetheless be protected because of end-to-end encryption.
Presently, when an iPhone consumer messages an Android consumer 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 photos. 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 website (through
9to5Google), Google has printed an up to date touchdown web page that reads, “Apple has introduced it is going to be adopting RCS within the fall of 2024.” Apple truly stated in November 2023 that the assist would come “later subsequent 12 months” which implies that we will name this “information.”
Google says that Apple introduced that RCS assist on iPhone will likely be obtainable this Fall
The primary day of fall this 12 months will likely 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 sturdy chance that if Apple does say that assist for RCS will happen within the fall, it is going to 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 obtainable to these putting in the iOS 18 developer beta proper after Apple unveils iOS 18 in the course of the WWDC 2024 Keynote on June tenth.
When Apple does add RCS assist to the iPhone, it is best to be capable of see whether or not you might have an RCS connection by wanting on the textual content subject earlier than you begin typing a message. For instance, after you faucet on the title of the Android-using recipient you’re sending a message to and also you see RCS within the textual content subject, it implies that you’ll be chatting with the recipient utilizing Wealthy Communication Companies. However, if the textual content subject says Textual content Message, you’re messaging an Android consumer who would not use RCS, or an RCS sign will not be obtainable. 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 inform you that Apple’s assist for RCS is not going to add the blue bubble/inexperienced bubble rift.
