by dbadmin | Oct 2, 2024 | Apple iPhone, MVNO, News, RCS, US Mobile
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple iPhones on US Mobile’s Verizon-based Warp network now support RCS, the operator announced. RCS isn’t available on the carrier’s other networks just yet, though, but this support is coming. Apple’s iOS 18 update finally...
by dbadmin | Oct 1, 2024 | Google, Google Wear OS, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Wear OS smartwatches cannot send RCS messages independent of a phone connection. A future update to Google Messages could enable standalone RCS on Wear OS smartwatches, letting you send and receive RCS messages on your...
by dbadmin | Sep 23, 2024 | Apple iOS, Apple Messages and iMessage, google messages, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority It turns out that Android phone owners can rename a group text for iOS owners in the group. Apple has long allowed any iPhone users in a group text to rename the group, though. By contrast, Google Messages previously allowed you...
by dbadmin | Sep 19, 2024 | Google, News, RCS
RCS is here, and that means texting between Android and iOS just got a whole lot nicer. Google brings its talking Pixel and iPhone back to help promote the accomplishment. Of course, Google can’t help but criticize Apple just a bit for being this late to the party....
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Apple, Apple Messages and iMessage, Google, google messages, News, RCS
RCS messages between iOS and Android do not currently support end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The GSMA voices its support for addressing this by adding E2EE to the RCS Universal Profile. Google has already shown some signs of getting ready for a move like that, building...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Google, google messages, News, RCS
Google Messages appears to be working on a way to indicate the profile being used to send messages. The app is also expanding its profile management tools, suggesting this is all part of a broader effort. This functionality may be part of in-development dual-SIM...
