Re: How to Enable RCS on iPhone with iOS 18 & iMessage vs RCS Key differences

On 2024-09-22 20:10, Andrew wrote:

How to Enable RCS on iPhone with iOS 18
https://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-enable-rcs-messaging-on-iphone- to-text-android-users-3482571/#2
 Fundamentally iMessage is an internet-based service that delivers your

True. iMessage is an internet-based service.

messages via Apple's servers which means it doesn't work most of the time
unless you have all the myriad requirements (and which is why most of the
world shuns Apple devices as only working in the richest countries).
RCS, on the other hand, is a carrier-based service and works everywhere the
carrier supports it (without needing the net just to do anything useful).

False:
'RCS has been designed as an industry open standard[2][3] to provide improved capabilities over basic text messaging, based on the Internet Protocol (IP).'
'Network dependency. A key difference between RCS and SMS is that SMS sends messages over the cellular network, while RCS content requires data connectivity before it can be transmitted.'