Possible to "REPLY TO" in RCS?

[insocal]

Is it possible to "REPLY TO" a specific text within a thread, like we can do with iMessage?

Thanks!

 

[gwhizkids]

Nope. At least at this point

 

[insocal]

Thank you!

 

[DakotaGuy]

Not at this point. Apple is currently supporting RCS Universal Profile 2.4. The GSMA just released UP 2.7 which includes enabling replies among other notable features like recalling and editing texts. I would assume at some point Apple will update to the latest profile, but I’m sure they won’t be any any hurry to do so.

 

[TimFL1]

Not at this point. Apple is currently supporting RCS Universal Profile 2.4. The GSMA just released UP 2.7 which includes enabling replies among other notable features like recalling and editing texts. I would assume at some point Apple will update to the latest profile, but I’m sure they won’t be any any hurry to do so.

2.4 is from 2019 and is the bare minimum one needs to be in compliance with Chinas 5G RCS regulation.

I fear it‘ll be a long time until they advance their implementation, probably requires someone to force them.

 

[DakotaGuy]

2.4 is from 2019 and is the bare minimum one needs to be in compliance with Chinas 5G RCS regulation.

I fear it‘ll be a long time until they advance their implementation, probably requires someone to force them.

This is true, however if you can believe Wikipedia summaries it would appear that 2.5 and 2.6 offered little feature enhancements for the end user over 2.4. Version 2.7 on the other hand is a pretty major feature upgrade. I guess we'll have to see if Apple adds it in an 18.x update. It's probably more likely to be added to iOS 19 if they update it at all. I would think, but of course I'm not sure, that GSMA and the carriers have some requirements to keep the universal profile updated as time goes on so it can't fall too many versions behind which could effect compatibility.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

This is true, however if you can believe Wikipedia summaries it would appear that 2.5 and 2.6 offered little feature enhancements for the end user over 2.4. Version 2.7 on the other hand is a pretty major feature upgrade. I guess we'll have to see if Apple adds it in an 18.x update. It's probably more likely to be added to iOS 19 if they update it at all. I would think, but of course I'm not sure, that GSMA and the carriers have some requirements to keep the universal profile updated as time goes on so it can't fall too many versions behind which could effect compatibility.

For better or worse, the spec was designed with this in mind. If a user with 2.7 messages a user with 2.4, the protocol will notice it during the handshake and only enable 2.4 features for the 2.7 user.

 

[DakotaGuy]

For better or worse, the spec was designed with this in mind. If a user with 2.7 messages a user with 2.4, the protocol will notice it during the handshake and only enable 2.4 features for the 2.7 user.

Yes it makes sense to keep everything working correctly no matter the version, however hopefully Apple eventually updates to the latest profile. I wouldn't say it won't happen because time and time again people say Apple will never do something and then they do.