RCS comes to iPhone as carriers start to flip the switch
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RCS comes to iPhone as carriers start to flip the switch

The iPhone will support RCS this fall when iOS 18 rolls out officially, something Apple confirmed during the WWDC 2024 keynote earlier this month. That wasn't a surprise to anyone following the RCS drama closely. Apple confirmed long ago that it would support RCS on the iPhone this year, thus ending the chat wars. What was surprising was seeing RCS support get forcefully enabled in iOS 18 beta 1. Moreover, Apple rolled out iOS 18 beta 2 earlier this week, which supports RCS on iPhone without any hacks. There's one problem that still remains: The carriers. That's right, your mobile operator has to make RCS available for iPhones working on its network. You can't have RCS texting on your iPhone running iOS 18 beta 2 until your carrier does that. And it looks like US carriers are all flipping the switch. Continue reading... The post RCS comes to iPhone as carriers start to flip the switch appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals 44 best cheap Apple deals under $100 Today’s deals: Rare Meta Quest 3 discount, $8 mosquito bite relief, $300 off Narwal Freo X Ultra, more Today’s deals: Early Prime Day sales, $50 Ring Doorbell, $80 Keurig coffee maker, $470 Dyson V11, more Today’s deals: $714 Apple Watch Ultra 2, $30 Thermacell mosquito repeller, $130 Instant Pot Duo Plus, more