Here’s how Apple would add RCS support to iMessage if Google won
Google has once again advertised the weakness of Android by begging Apple to enable RCS support in iMessage, a key feature of the iPhone. But Google is making a big fuss about something that's not a problem in most parts of the world. As I explained, RCS support in iMessage (or WhatsApp, for that matter) would only bring unnecessary confusion.
I've never had an instance where a friend or family member couldn't get in touch with me via chat apps. But then WhatsApp is king in Europe, and even some of my iPhone-using contacts prefer it over iMessage.
The only way RCS comes to iPhone via iMessage support is if regulators force Apple to comply. The only regulator in the world with the power to do so right now is the European Union (EU), thanks to its Digital Markets Act (DMA) law.
But the EU has just designated its gatekeepers under DMA, and iMessage isn't one of them. Not yet, at least. Therefore, Apple doesn't have to open iMessage to RCS like WhatsApp would.
With all that in mind, those who hope that RCS will make it into iMessage need to know that even the EU can't force Apple to deliver a full RCS experience in iMessage. That, even if it did, the interoperability could be regional, just like iOS 17 sideloading will be. And that finally, that gatekeeper designator has to be renewed, which means RCS support can always disappear.
Still, thanks to the EU's new regulation, I have an idea of how long it'll take for RCS support to show up in iMessage and how long it'll take.
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