iPhone user on Google Fi? Here’s why you don’t have RCS yet.

Google says Apple needs to flick the switch.

iPhone user on Google Fi? Here’s why you don’t have RCS yet.
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  • It turns out that RCS isn’t available to iPhone users on Google Fi.
  • Google has claimed that Apple has to enable RCS for iPhone-toting Google Fi users.
  • Google Fi users with Android devices can still use this texting standard with iPhone owners, though.

Apple has finally released iOS 18 on iPhones, and one of the most important additions is the RCS texting standard. This allows for a more modern texting experience between iPhones and Android devices. Unfortunately, RCS isn’t available to iPhone users on Google Fi just yet.

Google told 9to5Google that Apple is effectively to blame for iPhone users not getting RCS on its network: