For 2026 strategy, brands and technical teams can’t ignore RCS versus SMS.

OS 26.5 beta 1 gives the Messages app support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, after previously being available in the ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 is ready, introducing the prospect of video calls and richer messaging features for apps like ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, ...

Adverts and encryption ...

Apple has released the latest iOS 26.5 beta, and it brings a familiar feature to the Messages app as the RCS technology sees ...

VODNJAN, Croatia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global communications platform Infobip has surpassed 10 billion Rich Communication Services (RCS) business messages, delivered to consumers on its platform, marking ...

Apple's iOS 26.5 beta reintroduces end-to-end encryption for RCS chats with Android, bringing a big security upgrade to cross ...

RCS message open in iPhone messaging app - Kafka Ibram/Shutterstock After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging ...

With RCS messaging, you get features like typing indicators and the "Delivered" status message while messaging Android users. It also helps ensure high-quality videos and pictures are sent when ...

The latest update to the Universal Profile (v3.1) behind RCS brings support for improved audio quality in voice messages and other media. Announced today by the GSMA, Universal Profile 3.1 delivers a ...

Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.