Free activates Wi-Fi SMS on iPhone, a long-awaited novelty that can save you the bet!

For the start of the 2025 school year, Free Mobile would have a small revolution on the program for SMS on iPhone. The future Apple update, iOS 26begins to offer a very useful function: sending messages via Wi-Fi. A change that has everything to please in areas where the mobile network is unavailable.

Wi-Fi SMS arrive on iPhone, what will it really be for?

With the Management of RCS technology Introduced with iOS 18, Apple has already started the end of the use of the telephone network for SMS-going directly through mobile data or Wi-Fi. In addition, iOS 26 will add a functionality in the same vein: Wi-Fi SMS.

To put it simply: this novelty is the last solution to send a message when no network is available, except Wi-Fi. The opportunity to remain reachable when you are stuck in a white area with its iPhone … but not only.

Indeed, Wi-Fi SMS are also perfect for large travelers who do not have a Package adapted to the destination. Instead of paying their communications, they can simply connect to the Wi-Fi of a commercial area, a coffee or a hotel in order to stay in touch.

Note, Free Mobile is late on the deployment of this feature, since SFR and Bouygues Telecom have been offering it since 2018, against 2019 for Orange. It was not until July 2024 to be entitled to the introduction of Wi-Fi SMS on Android with the operator of Xavier Niel.

Regarding its arrival on iPhone, this novelty is only during the test, since it is only available for users who have installed the beta 4 of iOS 26. The deployment to the general public will wait for the start of the 2025 with the final version of the update, Right after the announcement of the iPhone 17.