iOS 26.3 update: Release timeline, eligible iPhones and new features explained

Apple is slowly and steadily making some changes that could improve how iPhone users message people using Android phones. In the latest iOS 26.3 beta, Apple has added hidden system updates that point towards better support for a newer messaging standard called RCS. While users cannot see these changes yet, they suggest that Apple is preparing for a big upgrade in cross-platform texting.

According to a Mac Rumours report RCS support functionality is present in the new beta update.