Google shares info about Apple’s RCS implementation in iOS 18 Messages

While Apple is staying relatively cagey about its implementation of RCS (Rich Communication Services) in the iOS 18 Messages app, we now know more about which version it plans to support, thanks to Android Authority. The site points to two pieces of uncovered evidence, beginning with a comment by Tim Atkinson — the EMEA Business Development Manager at Google — who during a Mobile Ecosystem Forum Connects meeting in December 2023 said that Apple will support RCS Universal Profile 2.4, which normally includes business messaging features.