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iOS 27 Beta 2 Adds Inline Replies to iPhone-to-Android RCS Chats

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With the second beta of iOS 27, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS conversation with an Android user.

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You can now long press on a message to get to the option to reply, and it works the same way that it does with iMessage.

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iOS 27 also displays tapback/reaction emoji to images and videos properly. In iOS 26, it would use a text descriptor, such as [x loved an image] instead of showing the emoji. In iOS 27, the emoji shows up on the image or video as it does in an iMessage conversation.

Apple added support for RCS in iOS 18, and has been improving it since then. iOS 26.5 added encryption for RCS messages sent between iPhone and Android users, and now more of the RCS features are being implemented.

For RCS reply threading to work properly, both the sender and the recipient need to have a smartphone and carrier that supports RCS.

iOS 27 is limited to developers currently, but it will be available to the public when Apple releases a public beta in July. The software will see an official launch in September.

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DanRyb said:
T-Mobile in the US with RCS on and I’m not seeing this option in any of my RCS conversations…
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I have T-mobile, also. Wondering if you have tried the option AFTER installing Beta 2? I don't have any new texts from "green bubble" people after installing Beta 2, so assumed that's why I didn't have it showing.
 
It worked for me T-Mobile RCS after my android friend replied to me then I was able to. When I first looked after the update it was not there.
 
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insocal said:
I have T-mobile, also. Wondering if you have tried the option AFTER installing Beta 2? I don't have any new texts from "green bubble" people after installing Beta 2, so assumed that's why I didn't have it showing.
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I don’t have any new texts from “green bubble” people either yet since installing the beta.

I did end up using the “Reset Network Options” - when my phone first booted up I still did not see the option. A couple minutes later I check again and now I see it.
 
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DanRyb said:
I don’t have any new texts from “green bubble” people either yet since installing the beta.

I did end up using the “Reset Network Options” - when my phone first booted up I still did not see the option. A couple minutes later I check again and now I see it.
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Oh, great! Thank you!
 
Considering that RCS was supposed to be a thing in 2024 and it still hasn't happened in most of europe i'm not holding my breath until i see it becoming actually universally supported.
 
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