Messages can now only be sent as standard SMS or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), which require airtime or SMS bundles.

Over a billion RCS messages are sent on a daily basis in the United States, Google said today. ‌RCS‌, or Rich Communication Services, is a communication protocol that replaced the prior SMS and MMS ...

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RCS is finally here — at least for Android users. Google has announced it is rolling out RCS as Android’s primary texting platform to anyone who uses the Android Messages app. RCS is a pretty big deal ...

Organizations in highly regulated industries, such as financial services and government, are required to capture, monitor and archive work related text messages. CellTrust’s mobile communication ...

The latest iOS 26.3 beta hints at the upgrade, which means no one can read messages sent between devices, not even Apple.

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 ...

Apple is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. The carrier bundles for the beta suggest Apple has added a new setting that would allow carriers to enable encryption for RCS for ...