OS 27 beta 2 RCS upgrades bring native emoji reactions and inline replies to cross-platform chats, narrowing the Android-iOS ...

The blue chat bubble means RCS is on, but I'm still waiting on the lock icon that's supposed to follow it.

OS 27 beta 2 adds Write with Siri, RCS replies, Wallet updates, and Home fixes, giving IT teams more to test before launch.

One beta at a time, iOS 27 seems to be closing the gap between blue and green bubbles when texting Android users via the ...

RCS, filters, mentions, and backgrounds help to modernize Messages. On every new iPhone, I check these settings and features ...

With RCS rolling out on the iPhone yesterday, Google is looking ahead on new features including cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Android and iPhone. The governing GSMA body says the ...

Apple has released the second developer beta of iOS 27. Here's a look at the biggest new features, including "Write with Siri ...

Apple brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to the iPhone with iOS 18 last year, giving green-bubble users access to more features and functions. But what exactly is possible with RCS on ...

With the second beta of iOS 27, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS conversation with an Android ...

Apple today is rolling out iOS 18 with support for RCS in a huge boost to the iPhone-Android messaging experience. Rich Communications Services (RCS) is an upgrade to SMS/MMS that supports features ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...