After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging services between Android and iPhones with the introduction of RCS (rich ...

RCS has been a long journey, but with Apple finally adopting the standard in its latest iOS update, messaging is genuinely improving for users. In a new campaign, Samsung and Google tout support for ...

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. RCS has been ...

Android messaging needed an overhaul, and the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard delivered it. It's an open standard developed by the GSMA, which provides the RCS Universal Profile updates ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google's been a big proponent of RCS, the standard that modernizes text messaging with features like high-quality media, typing ...

If you have an Android phone, you have probably noticed that texting sometimes looks like a modern chat app with read receipts and clear photos. Other times it feels like old-school texting with ...

With the upcoming launch of iOS 26.5, Apple will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between the iPhone and Google Messages on Android. Apple today made available the release candidate ...

Entrepreneur, CEO & Founder of Ytel, improving answer rates and engagement using AI, RCS and modern phone systems with branded Caller ID. Rich communication services (RCS) is a game-changing ...