It’s time for Apple to fix texting.

It’s not about the color of the bubbles. It’s the blurry videos, broken group chats, missing read receipts and typing indicators, no texting over Wi-Fi, and more. These problems exist because Apple refuses to adopt modern texting standards when people with iPhones and Android phones text each other.

Help @Apple #GetTheMessage

There’s a really clear solution.

Apple turns texts between iPhones and Android phones into SMS and MMS, out-of-date technologies from the 90s and 00s. But Apple can adopt RCS—the modern industry standard—for these threads instead. Solving the problem without changing your iPhone to iPhone conversations and making messaging better for everyone.

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What iPhone users experience.

It’s not about the color of the bubbles—iPhone users get a bad texting experience.

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From purr-fect to pixelated.

Photos and videos are often tiny and blurry because iPhones continue to use SMS/MMS.

This is the chat that never ends.

iPhones use outdated tech for group conversations with Android, so you can’t leave the chat—even when you want to.

Bye bye Wi-Fi.

Texts from iPhones can’t always be sent to Android over Wi-Fi, leaving your messages unsent and convos hanging if you don’t have cell service.

Safely hit send?

SMS and MMS don’t 支持 end-to-end encryption, which means your messages are not as secure.

What does that say?

iPhones make texts with Android phones difficult to read, by using white text on a bright green background.

Will they or won’t they?

Without read receipts and typing indicators, you can’t know if your Android friends got your text or if they’re responding.

The frustration is real.

People are talking about it. From tweets to TikToks the conversation is bubbling.

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Social media posts animate from right to left with a mix of confounded, face with steam from nose and distraught face emoji; empty green text bubbles and quarter-circle ripples.

You’re frustrated about it, they’re reporting about it.

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Apple should fix what’s broken.

The bad experience you get when texting Android users is created by Apple. But they can fix it by switching from SMS/MMS to RCS, the modern industry standard. And everyone’s experience would be better.

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FAQ

Green text bubbles are how Apple displays your messages when you’re texting with someone who doesn’t have an iPhone (or someone with iMessage disabled). But it’s not just the color of the bubbles that change, the experience is worse too.

Text messages that appear green on iPhone are sent via SMS and MMS, outdated systems that do not 支持 modern texting features like end-to-end encryption, high quality media sharing, read receipts, typing indicators and more.

Rich Communication Services is the modern industry standard for messaging. It’s 支持ed by most carriers and over 500 Android device manufacturers—but not Apple.

Texting between iPhones uses iMessage.

Texting between Android phones uses RCS, the modern industry standard for messaging.

Texting between iPhones and Android phones use SMS and MMS, outdated systems from the 90’s and early 00’s. The result is a poor experience—they do not 支持 modern texting features like end-to-end encryption, high quality media sharing, read receipts, typing indicators and more.

If Apple upgraded SMS/MMS to RCS, texting issues between iPhones and Android phones would be fixed.

When people with iPhones and Android phones text each other, Apple relies on SMS and MMS, outdated systems that cannot 支持 large media files. That means photos and videos are often compressed and come through blurry. The severity varies by location and carrier based on compression and size limits.

When people with iPhones and Android phones text each other, Apple relies on SMS and MMS, outdated systems which do not always 支持 texting over wi-fi. That means if you don’t have a cellular network connection, depending on your carrier and situation, you may not be able to send and receive texts.

If you’re texting with an Android user, you’re not able to change the color of the messages or avoid the constraints of SMS and MMS. But Apple can adopt RCS—the modern industry standard—and make these conversations better. Help them #GetTheMessage.

No, Apple does not 支持 RCS, the modern industry standard for messaging. But you can tweet at @Apple to #GetTheMessage and fix texting.

It’s time for Apple to fix texting.

There’s a really clear solution.

What iPhone users experience.

From purr-fect to pixelated.

This is the chat that never ends.

Bye bye Wi-Fi.

Safely hit send?

What does that say?

Will they or won’t they?

The frustration is real.

You’re frustrated about it, they’re reporting about it.

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FAQ

What are green text bubbles?

What do green texts mean?

What is RCS?

What is the difference between texting on iPhone and Android?

Why are my photos blurry and videos tiny?

Why are my text messages not sending over Wi-Fi?

How do I fix green messages on my iPhone?

Can I use RCS on iPhone?

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