{"id":43654,"date":"2024-06-12T16:54:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43654"},"modified":"2024-06-18T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:09:54","slug":"ios-rcs-support-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/12\/ios-rcs-support-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS RCS Support Delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allison Johnson<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices. The move comes after years of taunting<\/a>, cajoling<\/a>, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny<\/a> from the EU.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, we don’t know much else other than the fact that it’s coming in iOS 18. Apple’s website<\/a> on the upcoming release does at least include one example of how RCS will look on iPhones. “RCS” appears in the text field to indicate a connection, but otherwise, it’s all pretty standard.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Green bubbles, of course.<\/p>\n\n

Andrew Orr<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple said in its WWDC 2024 announcement on Monday that RCS support will be introduced in a software update later in the year.<\/p>\n

However, it may not coincide with the initial release of iOS 18. Users might see RCS features become available in subsequent updates.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Last November<\/a>, Apple had said that RCS would be added to iOS 17 in early 2024, so it’s disappointing to hear that it probably won’t<\/a> even be in iOS 18.0.<\/p>\n\n

The keynote announcement had the same energy as announcing the iPhone 15 switch from Lightning to USB-C. But I thought that was great, and I have high hopes for RCS if it can indeed<\/a> improve the photo quality over MMS.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n