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2024.08.07

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On June 10th (local time), Apple announced that the Messages app in iOS 18 will support RCS (Rich Communication Services).

Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18

RCS is a messaging service standard that has been standardized globally by the GSMA. It is an enriched version of SMS, and can send and receive messages that include long text, images, videos, etc. Group chat with multiple people will also be available.

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On Android, Google’s messaging service “Google Messages” supports RCS, but the iOS messaging app uses a dedicated iMessage and can only send and receive SMS with Android devices. For this reason, Google has been calling on Apple to adopt RCS for some time, and in 2022 it launched a dedicated campaign site .

Google’s website calling on Apple to adopt RCS

In Japan, “+Message” provided by Docomo, KDDI, and Softbank, and “Rakuten Link” provided by Rakuten Mobile support RCS.

With the iOS Messages app now supporting RCS, users will be able to send and receive rich messages with images and videos using the Messages app on Android, just like they can with iMessage.

“Google Messages” provided by Google. With iOS 18, you will be able to exchange RCS-based messages with iPhones.

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