6 ways to troubleshoot if your iPhone isn't sending texts to Android users

If your iPhone is not sending texts to one or more Android phones, there are a number of ways to troubleshoot the problem.
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Google Messages update puts distance between Android and iPhone

iOS 18 added support for RCS cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android. Android users can now edit RCS messages sent to iPhones using Google Messages, but iPhone users can't do the same yet.
TechCrunch

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich ...
9to5Mac

What is RCS? iOS 18’s long-awaited fix for iPhone to Android messaging

When considering text messaging, there are a few different texting methods to be aware of. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services, and it has been widely available on Android devices for a while.
NBC 6 South Florida

How to make calls, send texts via satellite on iPhone and Android when cell service is down

Hurricane Milton is fast-approaching Florida's western coast, where millions have been told to evacuate and forecasters warn it could be one of the most destructive hurricanes for the state. The ...
Android Authority

Android users can finally edit messages sent to iPhones, but there's a catch

Google is finally starting to roll out the ability for Android users to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, a feature previously unavailable cross-platform. Made possible by the new Universal Profile 3 ...
ZDNet

iPhone users may finally be able to send encrypted texts to Android friends with iOS 26

Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...