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iMessage getting RCS for better cross-platform texting in fall 2024

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The feature-limited version of texting available between iPhone and Android will come to an end in about six months. Image: Apple Google let slip that Apple will fulfill its promise to add support for Rich Communication Services to the iPhone Messages app “in the fall of 2024.” That almost certainly means iPhone and Android users … Read more

Google Reveals When to Expect RCS Support on iPhone for Improved Texting With Android Users

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In November, Apple announced that the iPhone would support the cross-platform messaging standard RCS (Rich Communication Services) in the Messages app starting “later” in 2024, and Google has since revealed a more narrow timeframe. In a since-deleted section of the revamped Google Messages web page, spotted by 9to5Google, Google said that Apple would be adopting … Read more