Add Android Police on Google Add as Preferred Source I ditched text messaging a long time ago, and I haven't looked back ...

RCS is an open standard, as long as you open Google Messages to use it.

RCS is growing fast, but the GSMA says it must get smarter within six to twelve months to compete in the AI-driven messaging ...

It's still not quite ready to go, but Google Messages is showing further evidence of development work towards supporting RCS ...

RCS was supposed to fix texting. I personally held out hope for it, a lot. Yet, years after Google began pushing it, the experience still feels inconsistent and incomplete. What went wrong? RCS was ...

Google Fi subscribers will now be able to swap rich text messages with their Android counterparts, courtesy of the latest iOS 18.4 beta. Released on Monday, the second public beta of the new OS brings ...

Gupshup launches self-serve RCS for Business, enabling enterprises to manage carrier onboarding, AI orchestration and ...

The Fast Mode Awards 2026 recognizes Interop’s role in expanding operator participation in rich business messaging Stephen J. Zitnik Stephen Zitnik serves as Executive Vice President and Chief ...

The future of inter-OS mobile messaging is here, it’s just unevenly distributed. With iOS 18, Apple has made it possible for non-Apple phones to message with iPhones through Rich Communication ...

In a support document that it has since deleted, Australian carrier Telstra said RCS support would be available starting with an iOS update coming in December. If this timeframe remains accurate, then ...

Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a messaging standard Apple adopted in iOS 18 that is significantly enhancing the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2.0 – ...

Google has been pushing RCS as a standard that will replace SMS, criticizing Apple for not adopting it, and yet its latest update is only one tiny step closer to being suitable as an option for Apple.