Google Messages could soon allow users to set up custom icons for RCS group chats. We’ve manually enabled the feature in the latest Messages beta release to give you an early look. Google is getting ...

Apple is testing encrypted RCS messaging in iOS 26.4 beta — but it's not available if you want to message Android phones.

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This ...

Google has finally announced that custom icon support for RCS group chats will soon be available in Google Messages. The company has also confirmed that Google Messages will soon allow users to snooze ...

RCS is a developed communication protocol that modernizes text messaging using a user’s mobile data plan to send text messages via SMS or MMS. Google began promoting widespread use of RCS in 2019, ...

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...

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 while ...

TrueDialog, a leading provider of enterprise-grade SMS texting solutions, today announced the launch of its visual Rich Communication Services (RCS) composer, giving businesses the ability to create, ...

Apple's iOS 26.4 beta is here with RCS encryption and music updates. However, Siri 2.0 is still missing ahead of the newly announced March 4 event.

Apple is testing encrypted RCS messaging in iOS 26.4 beta, bringing end-to-end encryption to iPhone chats with broader ...