One of the biggest pain points of texting between iOS and Android may finally be over. Even after Apple allowed the RCS protocol in messages between iOS to Android, users still experienced the dreaded 🤮 translating to “this sucks’” when they ...

Here's why they're right. We tested this out for ourselves with Mashable Tech Editor and resident Android user Kim Gedeon — and it worked for both of us. For iPhone users just make sure you have the latest iOS 18 update. Mashable Light Speed Want more ...

The experience texting between Android and iPhone has never been particularly great — primarily down to Apple’s own stubbornness in adopting the RCS standard. Images and videos were compressed more than a soda can in the Mariana Trench and smart features didn’t work properly — if they even worked at all.

Android reactions now show up properly on iPhones, fixing a major messaging headache. Previously, Android reactions would appear as separate messages, cluttering up chats—especially in group texts. The update is part of RCS v2.

Emoji reactions now display correctly between Android and iPhone users. Emoji reactions sent from Android users no longer show up as a separate text. Apple improved cross-platform texting with RCS support in iOS 18.