As we reported yesterday, Apple is preparing to roll out RCS support to the iPhone with iOS 18. However, this also requires wireless carriers to work on an update of their own – which some US carriers have already done. It now appears that these carriers have flipped the switch and are now enabling RCS for users running the latest iOS 18 beta.
iOS 18 beta 2 enables RCS on iPhone for some users
As noted by X users and also the 9to5Mac personal, it is now possible to send and receive RCS on the iPhone after enabling the new toggle added with iOS 18 beta 2.
With RCS, iPhone users can send rich messages with audio and larger media files to Android users. RCS also has read receipts, which was previously exclusive to iMessage and other instant messaging apps. Although RCS messages always have green bubbles, the Messages app will display the label “Text Message – RCS” in the conversation.
However, as we mentioned in our previous report, not everyone will be able to use RCS at this time. This is because iOS 18 beta 2 only includes updated carrier bundles for a few US carriers, such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
If you’ve already updated your iPhone to the latest iOS 18 beta and are using one of these carriers, you can try enabling RCS by going to Settings > Apps > Messages.
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If you don’t see the RCS toggle, it’s probably because your carrier doesn’t yet provide RCS support on the iPhone. Since iOS 18 will be released to the public this fall, carriers still have a few months to work on such an update.
iOS 18 is currently available in beta, while a public beta will be released next month.
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