Topic

Apple software releases

Apple's operating system update cycle for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Watch, covering what ships in a yearly release, what slips to a point update and what is removed between beta and general availability.

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iOS 27 renders RCS tapbacks as reactions instead of "Ryan loved an image" texts

Apple's Messages app now handles in-line replies and reactions in RCS threads the way it handles them in iMessage. 9to5mac reports both belong to RCS 2.7, a standard whose edit and unsend features have yet to appear.

Publishers:9to5mac.com

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