My understanding is we should expect it later in the year, and that green bubbles for Android messages will stay, as discussed above.īloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter, suggests a much later timeframe. Techradar has said that we should expect the support for RCS to come “early next year,” and claimed, “green bubble shame set to end,” though I think those things are not quite right. More details are emerging about what’s happening with Apple, iMessage and RCS support. MORE FROM FORBES Apple iPhone 16 Design Change To Help Prevent Overheating, Leak Claims By David Phelan I’d take it that it will arrive with iOS 18 in the fall of 2024. RCS will use green bubbles just like SMS.” When Will It Change?Īpple says “later next year”.

Will Android messages now show up in the lovely blue color Apple uses for its own messages?Īccording to Chance Miller at 9to5Mac, “I now have an official answer: nope. This is still welcome, of course, but leaves one major question: what colors with the message bubbles be? MORE FROM FORBES Apple iPhone 16 Claim Promises Irresistible New Update By David Phelan The Color Of Bubbles I believe Apple is allowing some RCS features to be managed by iMessage, rather than any full-scale combination. This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.”įor me, the phrase that really jumps out is “This will work alongside iMessage,” confirming that the two are far from being merged.

We believe the RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS. Here’s the statement Apple gave to TechRadar and 9to5Mac: “Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. Many of these features are available on Android phones thanks to RCS, but can’t get across the abyss between the two different platforms. There are other benefits, such as briefly being able to undo send messages or edit them after they are sent between Apple devices.

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