Early reports suggest RCS on iPhone is lacking some key features

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At long last, a user has managed to unearth and activate hidden RCS (Rich Communication Services) support within the iOS 18 beta, which is not yet officially available even though it was announced at Apple’s WWDC conference last week. This is effectively the first glimpse into what cross-platform messaging could look like between iPhones and Android devices.Screenshots shared on X by @dhinakg reveal that Apple’s implementation of RCS will likely include features like delivery status indicators and file transfers. It also appears that high-resolution file sharing will be possible between iMessage and Android users once the feature is officially released. This is no surprise, as we expected as much from Apple’s implementation as well as the fact that non-iMessage texts will continue to appear in a green bubble. However, some key features are noticeably absent in this early version.