iOS 18 feels like Apple admitting that Google got more than just RCS right
Ryan Haines / Android Authority I’ve spent plenty of time on both sides of the iOS vs Android debate. I’ve written about features I wish Android would steal from iOS…
I convinced my iPhone friends to adopt RCS without ever mentioning RCS
Ryan Haines / Android Authority I’ve been a Google Pixel fan for a long time. Part of that fandom means I’ve been using and enjoying RCS in Google Messages for…
iPhones on US Mobile now support RCS, but there’s a small catch
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple iPhones on US Mobile’s Verizon-based Warp network now support RCS, the operator announced. RCS isn’t available on the carrier’s other networks just yet,…
Wear OS could soon send let you send RCS messages (APK teardown)
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Wear OS smartwatches cannot send RCS messages independent of a phone connection. A future update to Google Messages could enable standalone RCS on Wear…
With RCS now on iOS, be careful when renaming group chats
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR It turns out that Android phone owners can rename a group text for iOS owners in the group. Apple has long allowed any iPhone…
Google welcomes Apple to the world of RCS with this cute ad spot
TL;DR RCS is here, and that means texting between Android and iOS just got a whole lot nicer. Google brings its talking Pixel and iPhone back to help promote the…
How to enable RCS messaging on iPhone to text Android users
Rich Communication Services (RCS) was introduced as a successor to traditional SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), promising a modern, feature-rich messaging experience that can rival popular…
iOS 18 rolling out with Home Screen upgrades, RCS support, more
Mahmoud Itani / Android Authority TL;DR Following three months of beta testing, iOS 18 is now available to all users globally. The update introduces dark and tinted app icons, a…
Poll result: Years later, you’re still having issues with RCS messaging
Ryan Haines / Android Authority Rich Communication Services, or RCS, is a messaging protocol now used by many across the US and the globe, but it wasn’t always the case.…
Google Messages beta brings back dual-SIM support for RCS chats
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Dual-SIM support for RCS chats seems to be rolling out again with the latest Google Messages beta. The feature first appeared in January this…