Google is finally starting to roll out the ability for Android users to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, a feature previously unavailable cross-platform. Made possible by the new Universal Profile 3 ...

iOS 18 added support for RCS cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android. Android users can now edit RCS messages sent to iPhones using Google Messages, but iPhone users can't do the same yet.

Apple announced in March that it would support RCS Universal Profile 3.0 in a future software update. That “future update” is expected to be iOS 26–either in September or soon after. RCS 3.0 will ...

In a welcome update for Android users, Google has started testing a new feature that lets people edit messages even after sending them to iPhone users. Until now, this ability was only possible in ...

Android users can now edit text messages sent to iPhones, well… kind of. Yes, you can edit them, but they’ll appear as new messages to iPhone users, not edited ones. Also, iPhones can’t do the same, ...

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iPhones and Android smartphones started to play more nicely together after Apple finally opted to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard. Prior to this, messages between the two ...

With the arrival of Rich Communication Services (RCS) on iPhone last year, the experience of texting from iOS to Android improved dramatically. As Apple says on its website, RCS supports delivery ...

History proves that text messaging between Android and iOS users has been more often frustrating than not. But recent changes are making it easier to communicate between the two platforms. RCS is the ...