RCS messaging is finally coming to iPhones via iOS 18. But not every carrier currently supports it. Here's how to find out if yours does.

In the U.S., AT&T and Verizon, among others, already support RCS messaging. If you are a Boost Mobile customer, RCS should be enabled after you’ve installed iOS 18.2 on your supported iPhone.

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Major carriers such as Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile have already integrated RCS support for iPhones running iOS 18. Here’s how users can check and enable RCS on their devices: Open Settings.

In 2024, though, Apple finally brought peace by adding Rich Communication Services (RCS) to iOS 18. This is a feature I’ve been waiting years for, and it has made messaging much easier for me ...

Apple will, at long last, enabling end-to-end encryption for RCS messages, allowing iPhones and Android phones to text each other with the security encryption provides for the first time.

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For my part, RCS works on iOS 18 on Visible. The carriers need to implement RCS, and then they need to provide the profiles to Apple to add to the client on the phones.

iOS 18.4 Beta 2 enables RCS for Google Fi and T-Mobile MVNO iPhones, but some users are stuck on “waiting for activation.” By Matt Horne • March 5, 2025 ...

Given that iOS 18 has only just started rolling out, not everyone using an iPhone will be updated, but there’s another roadblock. Not all carriers are supporting RCS right out of the gate.

Beyond Google Fi, iOS 18.4 Beta 2 appears to be paving the way for RCS support across T-Mobile MVNOs. According to another Redditor testing the update on the USMobile subreddit, the same RCS ...

Weird revisionism. First, RCS can still cost money if a carrier determines they want to charge for it, just like MMS, as it still requires a gateway.