The developer beta is the only way to solve the Android vs. Apple feud for now, but it’s excellent news for the future.
If you’re running the iOS 18 developer beta, you may have noticed your Android friends aren’t the same green bubbles as they used to be. Carriers have been steadily rolling out RCS support on the backend, and plenty of iPhone-wielding folks have already reported decade-long feuds being solved due to Apple acquiescing to the existence of the messaging protocol. It’s a beautiful time to be alive!
The second iOS 18 developer beta features the new RCS capability quietly announced at WWDC 2024. Those bravely braving the developer beta on a daily driver can now send rich messages to their Android brethren.
