After years of pleading and public shaming, Apple lastly launched RCS to iPhones. The characteristic continues to be in beta and is predicted to roll out within the subsequent couple of months with the general public launch of iOS 18. A brand new RCS replace has been launched to enhance messaging between iPhones and Android units like Galaxy telephones.
RCS replace could make messaging even higher between Galaxy telephones and iPhones
The GSMA Affiliation (GSMA), which maintains RCS, has launched (through 9To5Google) a brand new replace (Common Profile 2.7) to the usual. It contains the Prolonged Messaging characteristic, which goals to enhance RCS interoperability between Android telephones and iPhones.
The Common Profile 2.7 for RCS was launched in June 2024. It brings options like replies to particular person messages, reactions and customized reactions to messages, and enhancing/deleting/recalling despatched messages.
Proper now, emoji reactions to messages are transformed to SMS for emojis to look. Nevertheless, with the brand new RCS replace, apps do not must convert emojis, and they’ll seem on high of an related message. The replace additionally brings assist for customized reactions that might use an present or generated picture (similar to stickers).
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As of now, the Messages app on iPhones operating iOS 18 does not assist in-line replies. So, replies from an Android cellphone seem as separate messages and do not reference the unique message. With the brand new RCS replace, Apple should implement in-line replies for RCS messages.
This RCS replace permits customers to edit, recall, or delete messages. It additionally brings a spam reporting system for person-to-person messaging. Hopefully, this could scale back potential spam via crowdsourcing.
With this replace, RCS ought to provide a satisfying consumer expertise when messages are despatched and acquired between Galaxy (or another Android) telephones and iPhones.