Telstra document points to RCS on iPhone in an iOS update this December, MacRumors reports
Australian carrier Telstra appears to have let slip that RCS messaging is on its way to iPhone, with a support page pointing to an iOS update arriving in December, MacRumors reports.
According to the report, the Telstra support document said RCS, or Rich Communication Services, would come to iPhones through "an iOS update coming in December." The page has since been removed, though MacRumors found an archived copy dated October 16, 2026.
Telstra's wording did not name a specific software version. MacRumors infers that, if the December timing holds, Telstra customers would most likely get RCS in the Messages app with iOS 27.3. Neither Telstra nor Apple has confirmed that version number, and the report does not mention any evidence in beta code.