Telstra may enable RCS on iPhone with iOS 27.3 in December

Australian carrier Telstra said in a since-deleted support document that RCS support will arrive with an iOS update in December, likely iOS 27.3. RCS brings encryption, read receipts, typing indicators and inline replies to chats with Android users.

• Telstra named a December iOS release as the RCS start date
• The carrier later deleted the support document
• RCS adds encryption, read receipts and typing indicators
• Apple maintains a list of RCS-supported carriers