RCS Support Coming to Popular MVNOs with iOS 18.4
RCS on iOS is finally becoming more widespread as the launch of iOS 18.4 brings messaging standard Rich Communication Services to more iPhones, particularly those operating on popular MVNOs like Mint Mobile and Google Fi. These carriers piggybacking on T-Mobile's network will now offer RCS support to their customers. The rollout of iOS 18.4 has been a long time coming for iPhone users who wanted features like read receipts and higher resolution video files that are available in RCS.
- This development marks an interesting shift towards standardization in the mobile messaging landscape, potentially paving the way for more carriers to adopt similar standards.
- What implications will this have on the future of messaging app development and competition between iMessage and RCS?