Here’s how to check if end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging is enabled on your iPhone in iOS 26.5 and active in a given ...

If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed today. Support is included in iOS 26.5, which is now available to everyone.

'Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs,' Meta says.

Instagram has discontinued end-to-end encryption on the platform, meaning user messages are now only protected by standard encryption.

Apple has released the latest iOS 26.5 beta, and it brings a familiar feature to the Messages app as the RCS technology sees the return of end-to-end encryption. Apple Messages' RCS Sees End-to-End ...

Back to Messenger we go.

Instagram users will lose access to end-to-end encrypted direct messages from May 8 as Meta removes the optional privacy feature introduced in 2023. While DMs will still remain private in a general ...

Meta has ended end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs globally, allowing the platform to access message content, media and voice notes when required.

Millions of users rely on Instagram not just for sharing photos and reels, but also for private conversations. However, a major change reportedly coming to Instagram’s messaging system has now sparked ...

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages starting May 8, 2026, meaning private chats will ...