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Apple is finally letting green bubbles send message reactions


Goodbye to a blue bubble exclusive.

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. Apple for years ignored Google’s campaign to get the company to adopt the standard, ultimately complying only after a mix of pressure in both China and the EU. Emoji reaction support is part of RCS version 2.7, which should also include the ability to edit a sent message — but we could not make that work on iOS.

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