Apple's Messages app will be getting RCS texting support later this year as part of iOS 18, intending to add more modern features to conversations between an iPhone and an Android phone. Even ...

For sending text, that is. Images use much more data and can’t be sent, as before, but if you’re connecting with your correspondent via iMessage, you will have the benefit of end-to-end ...

There's a good chance Apple will add the option to switch off read receipts by the time iOS 18 is officially released, but as of now, that option does not exist.