topic Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18 in Apple Devices

RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

camchalmers — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:38:34 GMT

Now that the iOS 18 beta is on it's 3rd iteration, and with more mobile networks enabling RCS for iPhone. I wondered whether there was any update or plan for when EE will enable RCS for iPhone on the network?

I know RCS has been available on EE for a few years now with Android, and figured they'd be fairly quick to implement it with iOS but doesn't seem to be available yet and wondered if there was a way to get it enabled or just wait for an update in the future?

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chris_B — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:39:52 GMT

@camchalmers As it’s still a beta software that has nothing to do with EE. EE don’t have to do anything yet in order to get this to work. EE could wait right up until the GM is released.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

camchalmers — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:51:22 GMT

I know EE could wait, but it does seem as though they would need to do something since it already works on some mobile networks but not others?

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

AshleyM3 — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:34:30 GMT

I don’t think anyone is suggesting they “have” to do anything. They wouldn’t “have” to support this feature even after release.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chris_B — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:45:58 GMT

@camchalmers As I said it’s beta software and that’s not even the public beta software. And I’ll said this at present this is a Developer beta software that’s not meant for the public its purpose is to allow developers to make sure there apps are ok for iOS 18. But I suppose you’re a developer just like everyone else who has issues with beta software and something that requires network support. Sorry I didn’t mean that to sound like that,

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

AshleyM3 — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:50:49 GMT

You are just unnecessarily rude. Maybe, next time if you don’t have the answer to a question just don’t post a reply.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Rky — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:02:56 GMT

I’m also waiting for this, I’m on iOS18b3 and RCS is not there as shown below I followed the path -

(this screenshot is taken from online blog)

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Rky — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:59:59 GMT

I also support that EE is leading telecom operator so EE should consider enabling this, no matter is release is beta or public for iOS but EE can confirm if they will use bring this for us or not as this is operator dependent too

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chris_B — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:04:36 GMT

You can bet that this will be available. EE support more apple features than any other network . It’s just that they don’t have to support it yet and this is just like App developers who don’t have to release updates for their apps to support iOS 18 betas.

Part of the agreement to use beta software is that not all services or features will be available. You accepted that when you agreed to use beta software.

Not to mention EE might have an agreement with Apple about this and can not violate that agreement if there is one.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chris_B — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:48:46 GMT

@AshleyM3 I take it you didn’t read all of what I put or did and choose to ignore that.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Fbatis — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:28:22 GMT

Apple release it on beta, doesn't matter if it's dev or public. it's released and other networks are already allowing it. It got everything to do with EE. EE will decide if its supported on public beta or only after...

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chris_B — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:03:37 GMT

@Fbatis Actually it’s not released it’s a beta, just because it’s a beta it doesn’t mean it’s released. You don’t know the difference between a beta and a public release of software. Anyone using beta software agrees to use it with all issues that betas bring and if features are not available during beta testing that doesn’t mean a network supported feature has to be enabled just because beta testers want it,

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

AshleyM3 — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:32:21 GMT

You don’t know the difference between a beta and a public release of software.

and you don’t know how to be polite and respectful to people. Just because you’re behind a screen doesn’t mean you have to be so rude to people.

Nobody here asked you for an answer, you are not the font of all knowledge, if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all.

Bully.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Fbatis — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:03:53 GMT

I think it’s time for you to tone down the way you type and stop assuming people don’t know the difference between dev beta and public… it is the second post you reply to me with this tone.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Stretch0890 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:13:01 GMT

You are being incredibly condescending and rude on this thread for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Stop it.

Everybody here is aware that this is a developer beta, their point seems to just be that RCS is not some complicated exotic new feature it will take EE a long time work out how to enable support for. We just want to try a feature other networks around the world have flicked the switch to enable on iOS. “EE hasn’t enabled it yet, hopefully soon!” is all you needed to say.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chris_B — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:49:50 GMT

@Stretch0890 Ok, it’s not available yet and just because other networks around the world have it it doesn’t mean EE or any other network has to. EE will probably be testing this internally.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Rky — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:38:00 GMT

I think EE management team must consider to enable this we are not asking for a big think like 10G, we are just asking for RCS 😉

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Techhead — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:36:37 GMT

I don’t know why you are so argumentative and rude to people.

The point of a beta is to test software. Apple have asked service providers to update their Carrier Profile so that the RCS implementation in iOS 18 can be tested on that network. Other providers are starting to do this.

To me it seems sensible to ask EE to do this (it’s an easy update to the carrier profile as the processing is done by Apple’s servers)

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Chux — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 05:36:54 GMT

iOS 18 Public Beta is now out. Yes it’s up to EE when and if they turn on RCS for iphone. You’d think if they are going to activate RCS ? The sooner the better, as it will give them time to iron out any potential bottlenecks.

Re: RCS on iPhone - iOS 18

Umbrokhan — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:41:49 GMT

I also want this feature. It’s not rocket science to enable it.