With RCS rolling out on the iPhone yesterday, Google is looking ahead on new features including cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Android and iPhone. The governing GSMA body says the ...
In 2024, the messaging format called Rich Communication Services (RCS) is poised to take a quantum leap as nearly 1.5 billion iPhone users gain access to the interactive messaging protocol. This ...
If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...
RCS messaging has gained popularity by leaps and bounds this past year, especially in the Western market. More than 1 billion people are estimated to use RCS messaging at present, and a huge part of ...
RCS messaging isn’t the silver bullet for cross-platform communications that it ought to be, but it’s a start – especially for iPhone-heavy regions where messaging can be an ordeal. What can you do ...
As seen by 9to5Mac in the iOS 18 beta 3 code, the update enables RCS support on the iPhone for more carriers. And for the first time, RCS support is being rolled out to countries overseas. For ...
In late 2023, Apple finally added RCS support for the iPhone. RCS – or Rich Communication Services – is a communications standard for messaging, supported by most Android phones, offering features ...
Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while ...
iOS 18.4 is currently in beta testing, and with the recent beta 2 debut, it brought long-awaited RCS messaging support to not only Google Fi users, but also customers of some other big US carrier ...
Another year, another Apple update and another head-scratching question related to it. Yes, those system-wide updates generally offer a slew of cool new features and important security fixes, but they ...
Google Messages, the default messaging app on Android phones, could soon get new features that will let you unsend texts like third-party messengers. The unsend functionality is reportedly under ...
Those who make calls with the United Internet subsidiary could not use the universal communication service under iOS until ...