RCS

Google has unveiled plans for Apple to integrate RCS into the iPhone this year, signaling a significant upgrade to the messaging experience for iOS users.

Apple's recent decision to support the upcoming Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard in 2024 was not driven but the European Union, but rather it was apparently China. That’s according to John Gruber’s Daring Fireball, citing his typical “birdies”. Gruber says regulatory pressures from China were the cause for RCS, debunking theories that the European...

Google Messages has just introduced seven new features to celebrate one billion monthly active users embracing the RCS standard within the app.

Apple's recent announcement regarding plans to introduce RCS support for iPhones by 2024 raised curiosity about the blue vs green bubble debate.

Google says Apple refuses to adopt RCS and continues to rely on SMS when people with iPhones message people with Android phones.

Apple's decision to keep its iMessage platform exclusive to it own devices has actually made the messaging app a failure.

Google went public this week with its frustration over one of Apple's strongest ecosystem lock-in strategies: the blue and green bubbles in its iMessage service.

Apple is apparently in talks to support Rich Communication Services for messaging.

Google's announcement is a big step forward in its answer to Apple's iMessage.

It's been a busy week for Samsung. First, the company announced that its acquiring car tech veteran Harman in order to better compete with Apple and Google on the connected car front. Now, according to a new report from CNet, Samsung has also revealed that it's acquiring NewNet Communication Technologies, a messaging company that can...