This follows similar announcements byT-MobileandAT&T, which will drastically help make Android text messaging better than ever.
iPhones use Apple’s iMessage, which doesn’t support RCS.
Anyone using Google Messages and RCS features that text an iPhone won’t get this same great experience.
Instead, the system will fall back to the standard and less secure SMS protocol.
Google has invited Apple to adopt RCS on several occasions, so we’ll have to wait and see.
[rg-download android_url=“https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging&hl=en_US”][/rg-download]
viaThe Verge
