RCS messaging on iPhone has expanded, here are all of the supported US carriers [Video]

With iOS 18, Apple introduced support for RCS messaging, a new protocol that enhances the texting experience between iPhone and Android users. Unlike SMS, you can see read/delivered receipts, send larger files, and have typing indicators, features that were previously missing. At first, only the big three carriers supported RCS messaging. Since then, a lot more have joined in on the fun.

This list is based on information directly from Apple, and will be updated as new carriers are added.

Supported carriers:

This is obviously far more than what we had at launch, which was primarily just AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. There’s a lot more support from MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators, ie small carriers) – but it still isn’t very complete.

Some notable exceptions from the list are Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, which have around 3 million subscribers in the US.

Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile are particularly interesting because they were both acquired by T-Mobileearlier this …