RCS to arrive on iPhone this fall, claims from leaked Google promotional images
Rich Communication Services (RCS) is already a big business on Android phones with . Those numbers could be increasing by the fall, as Google claims that Apple will join the RCS party.
A page for lists the benefits of RCS, and it also has a slide that says the feature will be coming to the iPhone, as first seen by Thursday.
“Apple has announced that it will adopt RCS in the fall of 2024,” said the now-deleted slide.
Google says Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in ‘fall of 2024’ by
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Google and Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this deleted slide.
Apple already began working on with its upcoming iPhone last year, but this is the first mention of when this groundbreaking occasion would occur. The timing seems appropriate as Apple routinely releases its in the fall. This could be one of the many new feature announcements for iOS 18 that will happen in June .
Implications for Android and iPhone Users
As for what this means for Android and iPhone users, it could be the end of the . However, this does not mean that the different colored bubbles will disappear or that Android phones will now have access to iMessage. Android users will still have the green bubble when texting someone with an iPhone. However, things like emoji reactions, message read receipts, and high-resolution images and videos could be available between the two devices.
Texts were one of the points that the Department of Justice focused on when deciding to file a lawsuit against Apple for . In the lawsuit, there was an interaction that CEO Tim Cook had with an individual who said it was difficult for him to send his photos while on an Android phone. Cook then told the person, “Buy your mom an iPhone”.
