iPhone support for RCS not currently in Apple’s plans for iMessage despite EU law

The European Union (EU) voted into law various bills that will force Apple to rethink its entire strategy around its big iPhone business. And the new legislation will impact all the iPhones Apple makes, not just the ones sold in the EU. For starters, the iPhone must get a USB-C port for charging. More importantly, the EU will force Apple to open up the iPhone to third-party app stores and make iMessage compatible with other chat apps, including RCS.

Short for Rich Communications Services, RCS replaces SMS texting and a standard that Google has embraced. But a new report says that Apple isn't currently considering adopting RCS in iMessage.

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