Android emoji reactions now appear

Your Emoji Reacts Will Finally Work Correctly on RCS Texts From iPhone to Android
You can say goodbye to the dreaded “🥲 to ‘why the hell aren’t emoji reacts working?’” from iOS to Android with RCS.
RCS message reactions from Android are finally being displayed properly on iOS
It was discovered by the folks at The Verge that reactions are displayed as intended when they were sent between iPhones running iOS 18 .1 and different Android phones. At this point, it's not exactly clear which company made this change happen: either Google or Apple.
Android emoji reactions now appear as they should on iPhones
Android reactions now show up properly on iPhones, fixing a major messaging headache. Previously, Android reactions would appear as separate messages, cluttering up chats—especially in group texts. The update is part of RCS v2.
Apple Bridges iOS-Android Messaging Gap: RCS Reactions Finally Displayed Correctly On iPhones
Apple has fixed the issue of Android reactions appearing as separate messages on iOS, now showing them in-line with message bubbles, enhancing iPhone-Android messaging compatibility.
Apple and Android Are Finally on the Same Page with Emoji Reactions
Apple has quietly fixed the message reaction issue present in RCS messaging with Android. Read this story to learn more.
Apple Has Finally Fixed Reactions in RCS Messages
Apple wasn't too excited to do so, but it finally added RCS messages on iOS 18, paving the way for SMS to finally be a thing of the past. Now, one of the remaining compatibility issues is being ironed out.
Apple is finally letting green bubbles send message reactions
Apple is showing some love to Android users by finally displaying their message reactions correctly. Now when an Android user reacts to an RCS message from an iOS user, the selected emoji will appear in line with the message bubble on iOS — instead of archaically appearing as a separate line like this: “ to ‘that wasn’t supposed to happen.
Green Bubble Emoji Reactions From Android Users Now Show Up Properly on iPhones
RCS‌ is also supposed to support emoji reactions from Android users, but it wasn't working properly when ‌iOS 18‌ ...
Apple iPhone: Messages Just Got Upgraded For Millions Of Android Users, Too
One of the big surprises this year was Apple’s embrace of RCS messaging for iMessage. Now, it looks like it’s working right.
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Emoji reactions finally look normal between iPhone and Android devices
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