Apple brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to the iPhone with iOS 18 last year, giving green-bubble users access to more features and functions. But what exactly is possible with RCS on ...

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to ...

Samsung has confirmed it is now shutting down its Messages app. Starting in July, it will be removed from app stores and will ...

RCS message open in iPhone messaging app - Kafka Ibram/Shutterstock After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. The Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol offers major upgrades over SMS/MMS, including features like high-res images and ...

RCS 4.0 will kill FaceTime, if you can wait until Android 19 ...

One of the perks of using instant messengers like WhatsApp is that you can send documents in PDF format. This is useful for sharing tickets to movies or events, flight tickets, invoices, receipts, and ...

Apple is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. The carrier bundles for the beta suggest Apple has added a new setting that would allow carriers to enable encryption for RCS for ...

There was a lot of excitement when Apple finally brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to iPhone a little over a year ago. The new standard permanently upgraded the process of sending ...

With RCS messaging, you get features like typing indicators and the "Delivered" status message while messaging Android users. It also helps ensure high-quality videos and pictures are sent when ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 brings a native video call option. A video call option will appear within the messaging app, making things convenient for users. Furthermore, it brings text formatting ...

Apple changed the messaging landscape in 2011, enabling full encryption for its new iMessage platform from the start. It seems extraordinary that it has taken a further 15-years to bring us to the ...