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iOS 27 Beta 2 Adds Inline Replies to iPhone-to-Android RCS Chats
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- iOS 27 beta 2 introduces the ability to reply to specific messages in RCS conversations with Android users by long-pressing a message, similar to iMessage functionality.
- The update improves tapback/reaction emoji display on images and videos in RCS chats, showing the actual emoji instead of text descriptors as seen in iOS 26.
- Apple has been enhancing RCS support since its introduction in iOS 18, including adding encryption for RCS messages in iOS 26.5, with more features now being implemented in iOS 27.
- Proper RCS reply threading requires both sender and recipient to use smartphones and carriers that support RCS.
- iOS 27 is currently available only to developers, with a public beta expected in July and an official release planned for September.
