ANDROIDPOLICE VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIf an iMessage group text includes any non-iPhones, the entire conversation becomes MMS-based, which limits iMessage functionality and causes those same obnoxious Tapback text messages to be sent to every participant. As spotted by 9to5Mac, beginning in iOS 16, Apple devices will know to interpret those texts as actual Tapbacks – so every iPhone (and Android phone running Google Messages) will see an in-line reaction rather than an annoying separate text message.<\/p>\n
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It’s hardly the RCS-in-iMessage revolution we’ve been hoping for, but it’s still reassuring to see that Apple is considering ecosystem interoperability to some extent – at least where its own users are concerned. <\/p>\n
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iPhones in group chats with Android phones should stop seeing spammy Tapback messages in iOS 16 Earlier this year, Google rolled out a workaround for the way iPhones handle message reactions sent to Android phones: its Messages app now interprets the reactions as emojis rather than text, saving space on screen and making for an …<\/p>\n
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