Google Fi and a few other smaller carriers are waiting on Apple to enable RCS for iPhone users with iOS 18.
Supported iPhones have now started getting the iOS 18 software update, and alongside many of the interesting changes that the update brings, iPhone users are also getting RCS support to improve the Android-iPhone messaging experience. However, support is not yet enabled for all carriers, including Google Fi Wireless.
Google has stated that only the Cupertino tech giant has the ability to enable RCS interoperability for iPhone users that are on Google Fi. The Google MVNO has completed all the necessary work to support iPhone RCS on its end, and it’s now waiting on Apple.
With the official iOS 18 launch, Apple enabled RCS on the big US carriers AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. It’s currently not enabled for all MVNO networks though, including Google Fi and Mint Mobile.
