Apple released iOS 18.3 in January, and that update brought some bug fixes to all iPhones. But when Apple released iOS 18 in ...

Here's how you can check if your carrier supports the messaging protocol and how to enable it on your iPhone. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station ...

Apple brought RCS support to the iPhone's Messages app with the iOS 18 update last September, effectively putting an end to the bubble wars. The green bubbles did not disappear from the iPhone all of ...

There was a lot of excitement when Apple finally brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to iPhone a little over a year ago. The new standard permanently upgraded the process of sending ...

Apple spent years ignoring RCS, allowing iPhones to offer a degraded messaging experience with Android users. This made Android folks unwelcome in many a group chat, but Apple finally started ...

Shortly after sundown on July 29, I found myself on a stony beach at the extreme northern end of Vancouver Island, holding my phone above my head and pointing at an indeterminate point in the sky.

This is thanks to the latest RCS standard that includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. It basically enables interoperable encryption between different platform providers.

Set to launch through a software update next year, it will replace SMS and bring new features and improved media sharing. Will the green texting bubbles disappear? Some reports point to maybe. Apple ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

With RCS messaging, you get features like typing indicators and the "Delivered" status message while messaging Android users. It also helps ensure high-quality videos and pictures are sent when ...