{"id":720663,"date":"2026-06-23T06:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/720663\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:45:12","slug":"ios-27-beta-2-adds-inline-replies-to-iphone-to-android-rcs-chats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/720663\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 27 Beta 2 Adds Inline Replies to iPhone-to-Android RCS Chats"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the second beta of iOS 27<\/a>, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS<\/a> conversation with an Android user.<\/p>\n

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You can now long press on a message to get to the option to reply, and it works the same way that it does with iMessage.<\/p>\n

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\u200ciOS 27\u200c also displays tapback\/reaction emoji to images and videos properly. In iOS 26<\/a>, it would use a text descriptor, such as [x loved an image] instead of showing the emoji. In \u200ciOS 27\u200c, the emoji shows up on the image or video as it does in an iMessage conversation.<\/p>\n

Apple added support for \u200cRCS\u200c in iOS 18, and has been improving it since then. iOS 26.5 added encryption for \u200cRCS\u200c messages sent between iPhone and Android users, and now more of the \u200cRCS\u200c features are being implemented.<\/p>\n

For \u200cRCS\u200c reply threading to work properly, both the sender and the recipient need to have a smartphone and carrier that supports \u200cRCS\u200c.<\/p>\n

\u200ciOS 27\u200c is limited to developers currently, but it will be available to the public when Apple releases a public beta in July. The software will see an official launch in September.<\/p>\n

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