6 new iMessage features in iOS 18 that make RCS support an afterthought
I thought Apple would announce RCS support coming to the Messages app during the iOS 18 segment of the WWDC 2024 keynote, and I was right. Apple said a few months ago that RCS — the carrier standard, not Google's version — was coming to the iPhone by the end of the year. iOS 18 seemed like the best way to do it.
Regulatory pressure on Apple from various jurisdictions probably was the deciding factor in Apple's decision to finally support RCS. It's also a good way to stop everyone from attacking iMessage over the color of the bubbles.
But Apple treated RCS functionality as an afterthought during the keynote, in its press announcement, and on the iOS 18 preview page on its website. That's hardly surprising considering the variety of new features coming to iMessage in iOS 18, features that might make Android users envious.
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