RCS edit/unsend via iOS 27 beta
iOS 27 Beta 2 added RCS 2.7 support including the ability to edit and unsend messages when texting Android users.
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iOS 27 Beta 2: RCS Gets Edit and Unsend
At 38:23 · chapter starts 38:00
David highlights iOS 27 Beta 2's upgrade to RCS 2.7, which introduces message editing and unsending in Android-to-iPhone conversations — a feature previously exclusive to iMessage [1] — David Imel "iOS 27 Beta 2 bumped to RCS 2.7, bringing edit and unsend to cross-platform messaging. The gap between RCS and iMessage is now mostly the b…" 38:10 . The remaining iMessage exclusives are now mostly cosmetic (blue vs. green) and financial (Apple Cash), with gimmicks like Genmoji and in-app games barely registering. Marques jokes he's looking forward to whatever Apple bolts onto iMessage next to stay ahead. David admits RCS still breaks intermittently for him, randomly downgrading to SMS — a problem Ellis suspects is David's habit of switching phones every few days rather than a systemic issue.
RCS Gets Edit and Unsend — Closing the iMessage Gap
iOS 27 Beta 2 bumped to RCS 2.7, bringing edit and unsend to cross-platform messaging. The gap between RCS and iMessage is now mostly the bubble color — a gap Apple will inevitably widen with the next proprietary feature drop.
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