RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.

iOS 26.5 is now available to everyone after six weeks of beta testing. The update adds fresh wallpapers, new features to Apple Maps, and more. Perhaps most notably, iOS 26.5 adds support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging. Apple says the feature ...

Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while texting recently, you're not alone. But what do they ...

We’ve updated our page on RCS with data showing an increase in RCS usage for Black Friday 2025 compared to the previous year. By adding support for RCS (rich communication services) to iPhones with its iOS 18 update in the fall of 2024, Apple gave U.S ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Apple is finally adding RCS messaging support to iOS in 2024, allowing for modern text communication features between Android and iOS devices. RCS offers advantages over legacy SMS ...

Apple recently announced that it will start to support RCS Messaging in 2024, this guide is designed to explain what RCS Messaging is and why it is good news that Apple will support it from next year. In response to these evolving communication needs, the ...