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
  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
    7·
    5 days ago

    Fuck RCS, it’s too little, twenty years too late.

    Why would I want to use a “new” messaging service that’s ass-backwards by being hardware/device bound? It’s completely antithetical to design concepts from 30+ years ago?

    XMPP provided more, 20 years ago.

    • geography082@lemm.ee
      1·
      4 days ago

      I was asking myself the same question: Why do we need this? Why is it even being discussed? The answer lies in the fact that Google is attempting to leverage a widely used communication method—SMS—for identity verification. This is particularly relevant when it comes to banks and governmental entities worldwide. By encouraging its widespread use, Google aims to “reinforce” real identity, which, in turn, allows for greater control—something we all know certain entities are eager to achieve. Google’s strategy here is quite similar to what they did with Gmail: gaining control of a key aspect of identity.