iPhones now support RCS messaging on 16 US carriers, enabling features like read receipts and typing indicators. But some carriers are still holding out—find out if yours made the list.

Here’s the list of US carriers that now support RCS messaging on iPhones:

  • AT&T
  • C Spire
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Cricket
  • FirstNet
  • H20 Wireless
  • Metro by T-Mobile
  • PureTalk
  • Red Pocket
  • Spectrum
  • T-Mobile
  • TracFone / Straight Talk
  • US Cellular
  • Verizon
  • Visible
  • Xfinity Mobile
  • TonyOstrich@lemmy.world
    30·
    4 days ago

    And yet on Android Google hasn’t opened an API for any other app to use RCS, so users are forced to use the Google Messages app. It’s really irritating the hypocrisy.

    • MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      Came to say this. It’s fucked up.

      And as a grapheme user, I can’t even use the Google Messages app for RCS. Which is even more crazy. It’s truly: give us complete control or else

      • TonyOstrich@lemmy.world
        3·
        4 days ago

        You frustration is born of a similar issue to mine. I’m running stock Android but rooted and I have to use two Magisk modules to obtain the ability to use RCS. However about once a month Google does something to break the ability to use RCS and I have to disable it for a day or two while the maintainers figure out a way around it.

        • MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          Yeah. I mean. Fuck google. I’m frankly happier to not use yet another of their clearly walled garden products. But it is frustrating that it’s a walled garden. Esp when they’re pretending it’s not.

          I am well on my way to degoogling and this has only pushed me further faster.