Perennially ambitious Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is plotting how to keep itself powerful and growing in 2024. The ever-secretive company is tight-lipped about its plans for next year, and the usual speculations -- believable and otherwise -- are floating in the air. According to them, 2024 will see the company introduce slick new iPads, faster iMacs, and, of course, a new iPhone in September like it always does that month.

It's unusual when Apple actually spills the beans on its own. But in mid-November, this occurred with one of its native apps that has been a mainstay of iDevices for years. Read on to find out what it is and what's going to change with this heavily used piece of software.

We're talking about Apple's iMessage app. The company will supplement the home-grown system that currently powers it with one called Rich Communication Services (RCS). RCS has been widely adopted, with one prominent adoptee being Android, the operating system primarily developed by Apple arch-rival Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google.

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