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iOS 18 RCS Support Rolling Out to Beta Users

With the second beta of iOS 18 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-18/) that came out yesterday, Apple added an RCS toggle (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/24/everything-new-in-ios-18-beta-2/), but RCS (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/rcs/) messaging was not working at that time. ‌RCS‌ support appears to now be rolling out, based on reports from ‌iOS 18‌ users.



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Some testers who have ‌iOS 18‌ installed have confirmed that they are able to send ‌RCS‌ messages to Android users, with ‌RCS‌ features available. Texts that are RCS-based instead of SMS/MMS-based are denoted with an ‌RCS‌ label.



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&zwnj;RCS&zwnj;, or Rich Communication Services, allows iPhone (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/iphone/) and Android users to exchange higher quality photos and videos, audio messages, and larger file sizes. Features like read receipts and real-time typing indicators are supported too, with a full list of what's new available below.

<ul>

    <li>Support for higher resolution photos and videos.</li>

    <li>Support for larger file sizes and file sharing.</li>

    <li>Audio messages.</li>

    <li>Cross-platform emoji reactions.</li>

    <li>Real-time typing indicators.</li>

    <li>Read receipts.</li>

    <li>Ability to send messages over cellular or Wi-Fi (SMS is cellular only). There is no cost to send an &zwnj;RCS&zwnj; message over Wi-Fi.</li>

    <li>Improved group chats.</li>

</ul>

&zwnj;RCS&zwnj; messages can be enabled in the Messages section of the Settings app, and are toggled on by default. At the current time, &zwnj;RCS&zwnj; messaging is only available to those in the United States who have a carrier that supports &zwnj;RCS&zwnj;. T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon users running &zwnj;iOS 18&zwnj; should have the &zwnj;RCS&zwnj; toggle available, but those with MVNOs and smaller carriers will not be able to use the feature yet.



Not all &zwnj;iOS 18&zwnj; users with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are seeing &zwnj;RCS&zwnj; enabled, so it appears that support is still rolling out.



&zwnj;iOS 18&zwnj; is available in a beta capacity right now, and it is limited to developers. &zwnj;RCS&zwnj; will be available to all &zwnj;iOS 18&zwnj; users when the software launches to the public this fall.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: iOS 18 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-18/), iPadOS 18 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipados-18/)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forums: iOS 18 (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ios-18.244), iPadOS 18 (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ipados-18.245)</div>
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