Android-To-iPhone Texting Gets A Long-Overdue Feature But There's A Caveat

Some Android users may now be able to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, which is a welcome addition brought about by the Rich Communication Services (RCS).

iPhone users are already able to edit messages sent to fellow iPhone users. This was not the case on Android until an update was released about a year ago. But even with that update, cross-platfrom editing capability through Google messages was unavailable. This issue was finally resolved with a newer version of the RCS Universal Profile 3.0 specification, which was released in March. This latest version now supports cross-platform message editing between Android and iPhone.

It's important to note, however, that before you test this function from your Android device, the iPhone user must be running iOS 18.5 or the iOS 26 beta. Also, keep in mind that any edit has to be made within a 15-minute window of sending ...