The second developer beta of iOS 18 launched a toggle for RCS in Messages, and now choose US carriers have made RCS obtainable to customers working the beta.
RCS is now obtainable on iOS 18 beta 2, however solely by means of choose US carriers
The introduction of RCS assist from each Apple and carriers implies that customers will now have the choice to ship wealthy textual content messages with audio, learn receipts, and media information to gadgets working Android. Customers of social media platform X found the restricted availability of this function earlier on Tuesday.
As iOS 18 beta 2 solely incorporates up to date service bundles for 3 main US carriers — AT&T, T-Cellular, and Verizon — iPhone customers will solely be capable of use RCS on these three networks in the meanwhile. In case your service helps RCS on iPhone, you may activate it by navigating to Settings > Apps > Messages and toggling the choice for RCS.
Cellular Digital Community Operators (MVNOs) and smaller carriers seemingly don’t assist this function but. That is more likely to change within the close to future as iOS 18 strikes nearer to its ultimate launch model, which is anticipated to debut in September of 2024.
