Apple actually has dedicated to bringing RCS assist to its Messages app when iOS 18 releases later this yr. For beta testers of iOS, you can already ship RCS messages to your Android pals. It’s a giant deal, for probably the most half, as a result of it ought to enhance the messaging expertise between the 2 largest cellular platforms.
To proceed to have fun the second, Google has launched a brand new video referred to as “RCS and the way forward for cross-platform texting.” It’s a brief 30-second clip that highlights what Android and iPhone customers can count on as soon as iOS 18 lands in all places.
The video begins off by confirming that RCS “is lastly coming to iPhones,” which is enjoyable. However most significantly, Google is confirming that there shall be “No extra blur between Android and iPhones,” as a result of you may ship higher-res video and photographs. Additionally they say that there shall be “No extra damaged group chats,” that learn receipts and typing indicators are right here, and that everybody will merely have “higher messaging.”
Tim and I’ve truly examined RCS between an iPhone and Android system and the expertise is okay. I can’t say that it appears that evidently a lot totally different than earlier than, however we’ll do our greatest to actually dive in because it evolves earlier than iOS 18 launches. If something, we are able to affirm you can ship and obtain higher high quality photographs and see learn receipts. That’s neat.
When is iOS 18 releasing? Most likely in late September when the iPhone 16 sequence is prepared.
