iPhone and Android users might be able to make interoperable video calls through their messaging apps — eventually. Last week, the GSM Association (GSMA) announced that the finalized RCS Universal Profile 4.0 standard will let users turn 1-to-1 or group RCS chats into video calls thanks to a feature called Messaging‑Initiated Video Calls (MIVC).
“MIVC will ensure the continuity of the conversation by allowing group members to join an ongoing video call that they could not accept when it…


