The Verge sent test messages and emoji reactions between iPhones running iOS 18.1 and different Android phones, confirming both devices now display reactions as intended. It’s unclear when this change happened or whose side — Google or Apple — had to make adjustments to get it working.
Apple Is FINALLY Allowing Android Users To Properly Send Message Reactions
Written by djfrosty on November 8, 2024
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Is this a sign that the dreaded green/blue bubble battle is finally ending? Apple is finally allowing Android users to send message reactions to iMessage users.
Spotted on The Verge, Apple is finally coming around. The company is no longer acting bougie on this matter. The company now acknowledges Android users by correctly showing their reactions to messages.
Like when iMessage users send “tap backs” to each other, the Android message reaction will finally appear next to the message instead of as a separate message.
The Verge confirmed the fix was live by running tests.
Per The Verge:
When RCS first launched widely on iOS in September, message reactions from Android users still weren’t being displayed correctly on the iPhone, even though they worked the other way around. We reached out to both companies for comment but did not hear back before publication.
Is Apple Finally Coming Around To Android Users?
Apple’s movement on the RCS fix is surprising due to how stubborn the tech giant, run by Tim Cook, was on the matter. Lately, Apple has been pushed to make a number of changes to its devices, like using USB-C, after China and the EU applied pressure on the American-based company.
Apple has not been shy about its stance on the green/blue bubble issue, with Tim Cook even telling someone that they should buy their mother an iPhone if they wanted to communicate properly with them due to video message quality between the two devices looking like crap.
At the time, Cook said it was not Apple’s top priority, but maybe it is now.