The RCS communication protocol is basically next-gen SMS, adding support for features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher-quality image, video, and file sharing features. Google has been ...

Over a billion RCS messages are sent on a daily basis in the United States, Google said today. ‌RCS‌, or Rich Communication Services, is a communication protocol that replaced the prior SMS and MMS ...

Google today announced a partnership that will allow Android users to message 911 through RCS. The capability is set to start rolling out this winter. Communicating with 911 over SMS is possible in ...

After countless ads and several years of Google’s pleading, RCS has finally come to Apple’s Messages app. I jumped on the experience pretty quickly, activating it as part of the second iOS 18 beta ...

A new version of RCS is on the way that will allow encrypted messaging between iOS and Android Apple has previously never offered encrypted messaging outside the iMessage standard This follows Apple's ...

Apple is preparing a major upgrade to iPhone messaging that could finally narrow the long-standing gap between iMessage and ...

Beeper has outlined a “near future” roadmap of features it plans to bring to Beeper Mini. The company plans to bring WhatsApp, SMS, RCS, and Facetime integration to the app. Beeper Mini was launched ...

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The French and U.K. equivalents to the U.S. government’s cyber defense agency have issued new advice for users. “Deactivate ...

Starting with the iOS 26.3 beta, Apple appears to be laying the groundwork for carriers to be able to support end-to-end ...