It looks like Google got what it wanted after years of criticizing Apple and the iPhone. Apple company officially announced this. iPhone Messages app will be compatible with RCS. In a communication made to various media such as 9to5macThe company announced this important change that most Android companies, including Samsung, wanted.

Late next year we will add support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard currently published by the GSM Association. We believe that RCS Universal Profile will provide a better interoperability experience compared to SMS or MMS. This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.

What is RCS, will it improve messages between iPhone and Android?

RCS or Rich Communication Services, A communications protocol introduced in 2007 that aims to replace traditional SMS. But it’s an unfinished project until Google implements it on Android and starts insisting Apple do the same.

Compared to SMS, RCS allows more up-to-date message types. Compatible with: in audio, video and other file formats and is not limited to 160 characters. It also heals There are group messages and typing indicators and read receipts. It’s basically everything we’ve had in an existing messaging app and iMessage since 2011.

iMessage is a very complete messaging application

iPhone users are already accustomed to such functions when they talk to another iPhone via iMessage. But, When doing this with an Android smartphone, communication is done via SMS, which has many disadvantages.. And this is something that is especially felt in the United States, where traditional texting is still widely used. In other countries, WhatsApp has prevailed and RCS usage will continue to be as permanent as SMS.

How will RCS affect iPhone users?

The real development for iPhone users is this: Conversations with Android users from the Messages app will improve Most of the iMessage functions are also implemented. If you talk to Android users via Messages a lot, you’ll notice this a lot. Although there is still no iMessage app for Android like the ones that have emerged recently.

Will there still be blue and green bubbles in the Messages app on iPhone?

I feel so bad for Google accusing Apple of bullying Android users because they change the color of the bubbles in Messages, this will continue to happen. Apple won’t change the color of bubbles to implement RCS on iPhone.

iMessages appear in blue and SMS appear in green

The color of the bubbles depends on the user’s Quickly distinguish whether you’re writing a traditional message, SMS or RCS, or a message via iMessage. While blue second places are always free, green first places may be paid in many places.

It is true that on Android, SMS text messages are shown in light blue color while RCS messages are shown in dark blue color. But on the iPhone, at least from what we know right now, Apple’s app will be blue for iMessage and green for RCS and SMS. RCS is coming as an update to SMS and MMS, and as always iMessage will be available separately.