November announcement of upcoming RCS support for iPhones by Applu was a huge surprise to the world. He had long avoided this standard, saying that on iPhonech is simply not due to iMessage need. In essence, it is a very similar communication option that includes, in addition to sending text, also simple sending of images, videos or voice messages. With a bit of exaggeration, the RCS standard can be described as SMS messages on steroids. However, if you thought that RCS decided Apple deployed purely in an attempt to offer iPhone owners better communication options with Android phones that already support RCS, you are wrong. At least that's according to well-informed journalist John Gruber of Daring Fireball.
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According to Gruber's information, that's pretty much the only reason why Apple decided to officially announce to the world last November plans to introduce RCS support this year on iPhonech new law in China. This will specifically require all 5G-enabled devices to support RCS communication, and if this were not the case, the devices would not be able to be sold in the country. And since the Chinese market is for Apple very important due to its size, it has no choice but to RCS in iOS It is true that it could Apple RCS to be introduced only in China, however, given that especially in the USA, many users are calling for the support of this standard, for Apple it wouldn't make much sense for the rest of the world to resist it. But the initial impulse came from China, not from an effort Appto improve the user experience.
Typical approach of an unsophisticated corporation, they don't get any money from it, so nothing.
I don't do anything for free either. RCS is good, but most of my active contacts have iPhone and I'll survive that crown for an SMS.