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Green Bubble Emoji Reactions From Android Users Now Show Up Properly on iPhones
RCS‌ is also supposed to support emoji reactions from Android users, but it wasn't working properly when ‌iOS 18‌ launched. It's not clear what changed, but The Verge says that something that Google or Apple tweaked made it work as of this week.
Apple iPhone: Messages Just Got Upgraded For Millions Of Android Users, Too
One of the big surprises this year was Apple’s embrace of RCS messaging for iMessage. Now, it looks like it’s working right. Oh, finally.
Apple Bridges iOS-Android Messaging Gap: RCS Reactions Finally Displayed Correctly On iPhones
Apple has fixed the issue of Android reactions appearing as separate messages on iOS, now showing them in-line with message bubbles, enhancing iPhone-Android messaging compatibility.
Android to iPhone messaging just got a huge upgrade — what you need to know
The experience texting between Android and iPhone has never been particularly great — primarily down to Apple’s own stubbornness in adopting the RCS standard. Images and videos were compressed more than a soda can in the Mariana Trench and smart features didn’t work properly — if they even worked at all.
Android emoji reactions now work on iPhone messages after secret fix
Emoji reactions now display correctly between Android and iPhone users. Emoji reactions sent from Android users no longer show up as a separate text. Apple improved cross-platform texting with RCS support in iOS 18.
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Everything You Should Know About RCS Messaging in iOS 18
When you tap Carrier, it will change to IMS Status and show messaging support details to the right. For example, if your ...
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RCS message reactions from Android are finally being displayed properly on iOS
It was discovered by the folks at The Verge that reactions are displayed as intended when they were sent between iPhones ...
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Emoji reactions finally look normal between iPhone and Android devices
According to The Verge, which discovered this quiet update, when an Android user sends a reaction to an iPhone via RCS ...
Your Emoji Reacts Will Finally Work Correctly on RCS Texts From iPhone to Android
You can say goodbye to the dreaded “🥲 to ‘why the hell aren’t emoji reacts working?’” from iOS to Android with RCS.
At long last, Android emoji reactions show up properly on iPhones
Another RCS upgrade has been spotted on iOS 18Android emoji reactions now show up properly on iPhonesThe change may have been ...
Sending photos via RCS is about to get better in Google Messages
You'll soon be able to send full-resolution, max-quality photos to friends and family through Google Messages.
Google Messages will gain the ability to send original quality photos over RCS
Users will get a choice between sending compressed images (faster, less data used) and original quality (better quality, ...
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RCS messaging takes a step forward: reaction compatibility arrives on iOS
A long-awaited update has finally arrived to improve communication between Android and iOS users. It seems Apple has quietly ...
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Is the rise of RCS enough to finally end the American love affair with SMS?
While SMS remains popular in the United States, it's seen a sharp decline year over year in markets like the UK and India. As ...