iOS 18 Rolling Out RCS To the iPhone For Better Android Messaging (9to5google.com)
(Monday September 16, 2024 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the time-to-update dept.)
- Reference: 0175009019
- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/09/16/2057240/ios-18-rolling-out-rcs-to-the-iphone-for-better-android-messaging
- Source link: https://9to5google.com/2024/09/16/android-iphone-rcs-messaging/
Apple today is [1]rolling out iOS 18, introducing support for Rich Communications Services (RCS) to enhance messaging between iPhone and Android devices [2]with features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher resolution media . "However, there continues to be no end-to-end encryption (E2EE), with work towards that between Android and iOS continuing," notes 9to5Google. The feature will be enabled by default on iPhones with major U.S. carriers supported, but smaller MVNOs are not yet included.
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/09/ios-18-is-available-today-making-iphone-more-personal-and-capable-than-ever/
[2] https://9to5google.com/2024/09/16/android-iphone-rcs-messaging/
[1] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/09/ios-18-is-available-today-making-iphone-more-personal-and-capable-than-ever/
[2] https://9to5google.com/2024/09/16/android-iphone-rcs-messaging/
Can Google add RCS support for Android? (Score:3)
by BerkeleyDude ( 827776 )
Can Google put some pressure on Google to add RCS support for Android?
No, seriously. I've been trying to get it working for years - and all I get is "RCS chats aren't available for this device". If Apple can make it work on iPhones, I'm sure Google can make it work on my OnePlus 8 device, too. In fact, what does hardware have to do with anything? This sounds like a software feature.
Re: (Score:1)
by Bill, Shooter of Bul ( 629286 )
From what I've been told thats a OnePlus screwing stuff up issue, rather than a google not working. Google's all in with RCS, it does require carrier support too, so that might also be an issue. But OnePlus isn't good at RCS. Lots of issues which is really dumb. They've gone downhill IMHO.
Because China made them (Score:2, Interesting)
This has nothing to do with Android interoperability and everything to do with China telling them to add RCS support or stop selling the iPhone in China.
Which is why you'll note that iOS RCS doesn't work everywhere yet. Apple is intentionally slow-rolling it, refusing to work with smaller carriers and insisting that they implement things on their backend to make it work, despite Android working just fine as-is.
Re:Because China made them (Score:4, Informative)
No, the small carriers were taking their time to support RCS. This has little to do with Apple. [1]https://arstechnica.com/gadget... [arstechnica.com]
[1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/ios-18-brings-rcs-to-major-carrier-iphones-but-prepaid-plans-are-still-waiting/