Samsung has confirmed it is now shutting down its Messages app. Starting in July, it will be removed from app stores and will ...

RCS 4.0 will kill FaceTime, if you can wait until Android 19 ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...

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 ...

Samsung has just handed a win to Google, as the Android-maker consolidates even tighter control over the world’s biggest ...

With iOS 26.4 beta 2, Apple announced it will finally start offering developers the ability to test RCS end-to-end encryption between iOS and Android devices. While this new message standard won't be ...

RCS — or Rich Communication Services — has become the backbone of sending messages on Android phones, since it's the default way that Google Messages handles sending and receiving texts. A recent ...

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 ...

One of the perks of using instant messengers like WhatsApp is that you can send documents in PDF format. This is useful for sharing tickets to movies or events, flight tickets, invoices, receipts, and ...

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 ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 brings a native video call option. A video call option will appear within the messaging app, making things convenient for users. Furthermore, it brings text formatting ...