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Things just got a lot better in your iPhone's Messages app, and the most significant change lets you text Android users with iMessage-like features such as typing indicators, read receipts, large file sharing, high-quality photos and videos, and even emoji reactions. Introduced in 2012, RCS, or Rich Communication Services, is a communication protocol that will one day replace SMS and MMS text messaging. It's been available globally to Android users since 2020 in the Google Messages app. Wireless carriers first implemented RCS into their own Android apps, but Google Messages is now the standard across networks. Apple announced in late 2023 that it would support RCS messaging, and it's now official on iPhones with the release of iOS 18 on Sept. 16. So, you can finally take advantage of more advanced features when texting your Android friends. RCS messaging also works on other Apple devices with Text Message Forwarding turned on, such as an iPad, Mac, or another iPhone. Don't Miss: 18...more