With the release of iOS 18, Apple has finally enabled RCS on iPhone. This move has prompted an increasing number of carriers to jump on board, providing Apple with the necessary RCS configurations.
RCS on iPhone
As a result, iPhone and Android users messaging one another can now enjoy enhanced messaging features such as high-resolution photo sharing, read receipts, typing indicators, and improved group chat functionalities.
How to check if you have RCS?
If you are currently running iOS 18 and want to find out if you have RCS capabilities, you can do so by going to Settings > Apps > Messages and there should be an RCS related section.
To check if your carrier has RCS enabled, you can check by going to Settings > About, in the Network section there will be a line called Carrier. Tapping on it will show which messaging standards your carrier supports. It will say Voice, SMS & RCS if it is supported.
Below is a current list of carriers that support RCS on iOS. These are based on user reports as they become available.
Australia
- Telstra – NO
- Optus – NO
- Vodafone – NO
- TPG – NO
- Amaysim – NO
- Boost Mobile – NO
- ALDImobile – NO
- Woolworths Mobile – NO
- Kogan Mobile – NO
- Lebara Mobile – NO
- Dodo Mobile – NO
- iiNet Mobile – NO
- Belong – NO
- Lycamobile – NO
- Mate Communicate – NO
- Moose Mobile – NO
- Circles.Life – NO
- Pennytel – NO
- Southern Phone – NO
- Vaya Mobile – NO
- Felix Mobile – NO
- Catch Connect – NO
- Yomojo – NO
- Hello Mobile – NO
Canada
- Rogers Wireless – YES
- Bell Mobility – YES
- Fido – YES
- Public Mobile – YES
- Telus Mobility – YES
- Freedom Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Virgin Mobile Canada – UNKNOWN
- Koodo Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Chatr Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Lucky Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Videotron Mobile – YES
- SaskTel – UNKNOWN
- Eastlink Wireless – UNKNOWN
- Tbaytel – UNKNOWN
- PC Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Cityfone – UNKNOWN
France
- SFR – YES
New Zealand
- Spark – UNKNOWN
- Vodafone – UNKNOWN
- 2degrees – UNKNOWN
- Skinny Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Warehouse Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Kogan Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Compass Mobile – UNKNOWN
- MyRepublic – UNKNOWN
- Black+White – UNKNOWN
- Slingshot Mobile – UNKNOWN
Spain
- O2 – YES
- Vodafone – YES
- Orange – YES
- Yoigo – YES
United Kingdom
- EE – YES
- O2 – UNKNOWN
- Vodafone – UNKNOWN
- Three – UNKNOWN
- Giffgaff – UNKNOWN
- Tesco Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Virgin Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Sky Mobile – UNKNOWN
- BT Mobile – UNKNOWN
- iD Mobile – UNKNOWN
- ASDA Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Lebara Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Talkmobile – UNKNOWN
- Lycamobile – UNKNOWN
- Vectone Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Plusnet Mobile – UNKNOWN
- VOXI – UNKNOWN
- 1pMobile – UNKNOWN
- SMARTY – UNKNOWN
- Utility Warehouse – UNKNOWN
United States
- Verizon – YES
- AT&T – YES
- T-Mobile – YES
- Xfinity Mobile – YES
- Visible – YES
- Spectrum Mobile – YES
- Cricket Wireless – YES
- Mint Mobile – NO
- Boost Mobile – UNKNOWN
- US Cellular – UNKNOWN
- Metro by T-Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Boost Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Google Fi – UNKNOWN
- Consumer Cellular – UNKNOWN
- Tracfone – UNKNOWN
- Straight Talk – UNKNOWN
- Simple Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Net10 Wireless – UNKNOWN
- Page Plus Cellular – UNKNOWN
- Republic Wireless – UNKNOWN
- Ting Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Red Pocket Mobile – UNKNOWN
- Boost Infinite – UNKNOWN
- Ultra MobileTwigby – UNKNOWN
