{"id":43911,"date":"2024-06-28T16:36:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43911"},"modified":"2024-07-22T11:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:06:49","slug":"rcs-in-ios-18-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/28\/rcs-in-ios-18-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"RCS in iOS 18 Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Haines<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Then, it was time to jump into an RCS-powered future, and by that, I mean flipping a toggle in the Settings app. Seriously, that’s all there is to it right now for beta testers on the most recent build.<\/p>

From there, it was time to send my first RCS text message on an iPhone, so I figured I’d start with an easy one — a dig about Apple finally getting the message. Then, it was time to test a few RCS basics: the ability to react to messages and send read receipts from Android to iOS. I asked my dad to respond to my first message, and he sent back a thumbs up — both to my original message and my request for a reaction. Both reactions popped up smoothly and immediately, a massive improvement over the generic SMS alert on iOS 17 and older, and far closer to what we see from Apple’s iMessage service between Apple devices.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

Once I finished shaking my head, I realized that both had come through just the same as if they’d been sent from another iPhone. The comic was crystal clear, and the video came out much better than the Patterson-Gimlin resolution I often get when he sends me a clip. It’s a vast improvement over the SMS and MMS struggles both sides have been used to and a sign that Google was probably right all along.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Via Dave Mark<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Note that the only currently supported carriers are Verizon, AT&T, & T-Mobile, though that’s pretty much everyone I know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n