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RCS is coming to the iPhone — but where many thought it was because of the EU, it looks like its because of China instead.

A new report suggests that Apples decision to support RCS on iPhones starting this year may have come from political pressures in China. - SamMobile

No, it wasnt the DMA that has the iPhone supporting RCS later this year; an upcoming law in China reportedly led Apple to make the change.

Back in November last year, Apple announced that it will support Rich Communication Services (RCS) on iPhones, reversing its long-held resistance to adopting the messaging standard used by Android phones. The move is said to have come following pressure from Chinese authorities, not European regulators as previously speculated.

Apple was reportedly forced into supporting the RCS messaging standard by China, not the EU, according to a new report.

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