RCS has been a long journey, but with Apple finally adopting the standard in its latest iOS update, messaging is genuinely improving for users. In a new campaign, Samsung and Google tout support ...

Republished on December 7 as Samsung ditches RCS for millions of its US users. Suddenly, it has all gone wrong for Google Messages. After campaigning for years to see the realization of its ...

Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS ...

Apple held out for a long time on switching from text messaging to RCS (rich communication services), but finally announced that it would be doing so as part of iOS 18. The move brings many ...

Many Android users anecdotally report that a lot more of their iPhone contacts have recently begun using RCS to message. Apple highlighted the new iOS 18.1.1 security update as a recommended ...

A press note from Samsung re-highlighted how encryption is available only for Android-to-Android RCS chats. Google Messages on Android supports end-to-end encryption through a custom ...

CHICAGO, (NBC) — If you've seen the letters RCS while texting recently, you're not alone. But what do they mean and why are more people seeing them now? It's likely because of a recent update ...

Earlier this year, Samsung announced that it would ditch Samsung Messages in favor of Google Messages, but that the app wouldn’t be going anywhere — and fans could still use it for RCS ...