Apple dropped a news bomb just now! iPhone is jumping to RCS wagon next year making RCS generally available (pending teleoperator rollouts though). Change will take time but a huge shift in mobile messaging started today, mark my words. -- Apple plans to add support for RCS messaging on iPhones in 2024, enabling better interoperability with Android devices and features like read receipts and high-res media. The addition of RCS support may be a response to regulatory pressure and campaigns from companies like Google and Samsung.