iOS 18: Here’s what you need to know about RCS messaging on iPhone

Apple released iOS 18.2 on December 11, more than a month after the tech giant launched iOS 18.1 In October. The latest update brought a lot of Apple Intelligence features, such as Jinmoji and Photo playgroundfor some iPhone devices. But when Apple released iOS 18 In September, this update was introduced Rich communication services Support in messages to your iPhone.

With RCS Messaging, you can enjoy features like typing indicators and “Delivered” status message while messaging Android users. It also helps ensure high-quality videos and photos are sent when texting between them iPhone and Android Devices. And with the iOS 18.1 update, Apple has brought RCS Business Messaging to iPhones, which means you’ll be able to chat with certain businesses in Messages instead of on a buggy web page.

However, RCS is on iPhone It does not provide end-to-end encryption between iPhone and Android devices. The GSM Association, which develops the RCS standard, said in September that it was Work on enabling end-to-end encryption between these devices.

Read more: Everything you need to know about iOS 18

Here’s how to check if your carrier supports RCS and how to make sure it’s enabled on your iPhone.

Does my carrier support RCS messaging?

Most carriers support RCS but not all. For example, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile All of them support RCS on iPhones running iOS 18. If your iPhone is running iOS 18.2, here are All US airlines Which supports RCS on iPhone.

• AT&T
• Mobile promotion
• C Spire
• Consumer cellular
• Cricket game
• First Net
• H20 wireless
• Metro by T-Mobile
• Pure Talk
• Red pocket
• Spectrum Mobile
• T-Mobile
• tracphone/straight talk
• United States Cellular
• Verizon
• visual
• Xfinity Mobile

If you live outside the US, here’s how to check your iPhone to see if your carrier supports RCS messaging on your device.

1. It opens Settings On your iPhone.
2. handle general.
3. handle on.
4. handle carrier.

When you click carrierit will change to IMS status and display messaging support details on the right. For example, if your carrier supports RCS, you’ll see Voice, SMS and RCS. If your carrier doesn’t support RCS, you’ll see… Voice and SMS.

If your carrier doesn’t support RCS Messaging, fear not, as Apple is said to be expanding support to more carriers in the future.

How to enable or disable RCS on your iPhone

If your carrier supports RCS, here’s how to make sure it works on your iPhone.

1. It opens Settings.
2. handle Applications Near the bottom of the list.
3. handle Messages.
4. Press RCS messages under Text messages.
4. Press the switch button next to RCS messages.

Now, messaging Android devices will be more like messaging another iPhone — but you’ll still see those green bubbles. If you want to disable the RCS service, follow the above steps again.

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Why isn’t RCS working on my iPhone?

If you updated your iPhone to iOS 18.2, your carrier supports RCS and you enabled it on your iPhone, but RCS isn’t working for you, you may need to restart your iPhone.

Is it safe to message Android devices?

Yes, but you must use an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, such as Signal or WhatsApp. RCS on iPhone is not end-to-end encrypted, and the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advise iPhone and Android users not to message each other due to a cyberattack. according to OfficialsThe cyberattack targets telecommunications companies, including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies. The attack may have compromised private texts, phone conversations and call metadata on mobile devices.

Read more: What to know about the ongoing mobile messaging cyberattack

To learn more about iOS 18, here’s what to know iOS 18.2 and iOS 18.1 And we have Cheat sheet for iOS 18. You can also check what could be coming to your iPhone iOS 18.3.