Google today, briefly displayed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support for iPhones this fall, according to a report by 9to5Google. This suggests that the iPhone maker is probably going to push RCS support in iOS 18 update.

The page had all the information related to RCS, especially the advantages of the same. It had one section under the subhead "Better messaging for all," and one of them was carrying a label "coming soon on iOS."

The card isn't seen anymore on the page; however, TechCrunch has confirmed that the text associated with Apple supporting RCS on iOS was still in the source code of the page at the time of writing.

That's what the description read when "Apple has announced it will be adopting RCS in the fall of 2024. Once that happens, it will mean a better messaging experience for everyone."

Last November, Apple confirmed that it was working on adding support for RCS. At the time, the company didn't specify a timeline but said that the compatibility would arrive "next year."

For the longest time, Google has urged, nudged and nagged Apple about adding RCS to reduce the "Green bubble-blue bubble" differentiation. RCS will not solve that problem, but it will mean that Android users will be able to send hi-res media to iPhone users via the native text messaging app on Android.

Last year, Google announced new features for RCS, among them, profile, Photomoji and improved audio quality for voice notes. The company had said 1 billion people used RCS monthly.
 Today's news comes as the U.S. Department of Justice sues Apple, where the Cupertino-based company is accused of monopolistic practices. Significantly, the lawsuit counts "green bubbles" among reasons for affecting user security.