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 now announced a narrower timeline.
In the now deleted section of the correction Google Messages websitethe observer pretend 9to5GoogleGoogle says Apple will introduce RCS to the iPhone “in the fall of 2024.” This timeline suggests that RCS support will be added to iPhone with iOS 18, which will be available in beta in June and released in September. Support will eventually be added in iOS 18.1, which is expected to be released in October.
RCS support should bring the following improvements to the Messages app for conversations between iPhone and Android smartphones:
- High-resolution photos and videos
- Voice messages
- Enter the index
- Read the receipt
- Wi-Fi messages
- Advanced group chat for iPhone users with the ability to leave a conversation that also includes Android users
These modern features are already available in iMessage and several third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. RCS support on iPhone extends the green bubble functionality of the Messages app.
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