Apple Brings RCS 3.0 Replies to iOS 27 for Android Texts as September Rollout Nears
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Updated · MacRumors · Aug 17
Apple Brings RCS 3.0 Replies to iOS 27 for Android Texts as September Rollout Nears
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Aug 17
Summary
Next month’s iOS 27 update will let iPhone users reply directly to specific Android messages in green-bubble chats, with the response appearing as a true threaded inline reply.
RCS Universal Profile 3.0 also fixes reactions across iPhone-Android conversations, so emoji responses to photos and messages show up properly instead of as text descriptions.
Apple enabled an earlier RCS standard in iOS 18 in September 2024, but Universal Profile 2.4 did not support inline replies, leaving cross-platform chats less functional.
Carrier support is still required on both ends; users can check whether RCS is enabled under Settings, and a missing toggle means their carrier has not activated the feature.