Apple to Support RCS Messaging in 2024

In a surprising move, Apple announced today that it will adopt the RCS messaging standard. The company, which has been under pressure from government regulators around the world and competitors like Google and Samsung, told Chance Miller of 9to5Mac: Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently

@macstories "but not in the Messages app tho, because haha that's why."

Edit: I'm wrong, it's in the same app. Reading comprehension FTW

@ferrix @macstories I can’t find any source for it not being in the Messages app, can you? I think Apple would be shooting themselves in the foot, if they decided to support RCS, but not in their own app.
@Nmory @macstories your comment made me re-read the source I was relying on, and I have misunderstood it. I misread the separation of protocols as a separation of app. Thanks for prompting me to check again