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Apple has currently informed us it’s going to include assistance for the RCS (Rich Communication Servicesmessaging requirement on the iPhone eventually this year, and now Google might have simply exposed when in 2024 the upgrade is going to take place.
A brand-new landing page for Google Messages (by means of 9to5Googlestates Apple “will be embracing RCS in the fall of 2024”, so we’re taking a look at September, October, or November. It’ll be spring for those of you in the southern hemisphere, naturally.
Or a minimum of, that’s what the landing page initially stated: it appears this specific little info has actually now been gotten rid of. Possibly Apple would rather it had the ability to make the statement itself, when the time comes.
That time window is obviously when we’re anticipating the iPhone 16 and iOS 18so it makes good sense that RCS assistance would get included at the exact same time that Apple is revealing its newest mobile phones and its most current software application upgrade for those mobile phones. We must hear more about iOS 18 at Apple’s WWDC 2024 occasion on June 10
The advantages of RCS
The remainder of the Google Messages landing page highlights the numerous functions you get with the app on Android. One little bit of blurb states vibrant responses are “coming quickly” with RCS, recommending you’ll have the ability to respond to messages with a range of visual impacts throughout both Android and iOS (this is presently dealt with by the app itself, not RCS).
There are likewise points out of a few of the other functions we’ve seen presented to Google Messages just recently, consisting of Photomoji (utilizing images as sticker labels) and the choice to have AI compose your messages for you, if you’re doing not have motivation.
Spam obstructing, end-to-end file encryption, and assistance for Wear OS gadgets are offered shout outs too. It’s a detailed summary of whatever you get with RCS, which Google is pressing as a significant enhancement over the old SMS requirement.
Having RCS assistance in the Messages app on iOS need to indicate a more smooth experience if you’re talking to individuals who aren’t on the very same mobile platform as you– though Android users will still appear as green bubbles on the iPhone.