Mac 911 You don’t have to turn on RCS to message with Android users The new option for RCS messaging isn’t required to continue communicating with your green bubble friends.

RCS support enables high-quality media, typing indicators, read receipts for iPhone-Android text threads. You'll need to turn RCS on after updating to iOS 18.4.

Enable RCS messaging on iPhone for better texting with Android phone. Also learn its benefits and things that it falls short ...

This caused chat messages between iPhone and Android users to be unencrypted. Fortunately, Apple has already agreed to update to the latest RCS protocol, thereby permanently fixing the issue.

On Android, blue dots or chat icons show that RCS is enabled, giving you advanced texting features missing from traditional ...

Hidden code inside Google Messages for Android suggests you'll be able to invite people to use RCS.

These three little letters could pose a surprisingly big threat when you’re texting. Here’s what RCS means—and why tech experts are concerned.

You'll soon be able to more easily tell whether you're chatting through SMS or RCS, thanks to a recent change to the Google Messages app.