SMS and RCS are communication protocols. While SMS relies on simplicity and ubiquity, RCS offers major feature upgrades in every other area. SMS is limited to short and plain texts, while RCS lets you ...

In a surprise move, technology giant Apple says 2024 will see it adopt the RCS messaging standard that aims to eventually replace SMS, allowing for improved messaging between smartphones running ...

Few other communication tools have as much reach as SMS. While we might only sporadically check emails and instant messages from our WhatsApp groups and other channels, the simplicity and universal ...

Apple’s iOS 26.4 will bring major Messages upgrades including enhanced RCS texting, expanded privacy, cross-platform features ...

In case you’re not aware, Apple has recently announced that it will offer RCS support starting in 2024. With this, one of the most confusing conflicts between Android and iOS is about to end. But the ...

The classic SMS texting born in the 1990s can’t handle the feature-rich environment of today’s digital world. Many apps, such as Apple’s iMessage, don’t rely on SMS, but Apple still offers the service ...

Over a billion RCS messages are sent on a daily basis in the United States, Google said today. ‌RCS‌, or Rich Communication Services, is a communication protocol that replaced the prior SMS and MMS ...

After years of resistance, Apple will be adopting the RCS (Rich Communication Services) standard on iOS later this year, according to multiple media reports. The move will bring better text messaging ...

Good news is coming to your group chat. Today, Apple said it will add support for the RCS messaging standard to the iPhone. The website 9to5Mac broke the news that Apple will release a software update ...

There is already some suggestion that Apple's plan for RCS encryption involves adopting a future standard, not Google's current implementation, further delaying the day RCS interoperability meets a ...