Samsung’s Surprise Decision Just Made Android More Like iPhone

Samsung has just handed a win to Google, as the Android-maker consolidates even tighter control over the world’s biggest ...

I've been switching apps for years, and this Google Messages upgrade might finally fix that

RCS 4.0 will solve one of Android messaging's biggest problems ...

Native Android-to-iPhone video calls might finally happen, just not when you think

RCS 4.0 will kill FaceTime, if you can wait until Android 19 ...

iOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...
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How to set up and manage RCS messaging on Android phones

RCS is a developed communication protocol that modernizes text messaging using a user’s mobile data plan to send text messages via SMS or MMS. Google began promoting widespread use of RCS in 2019, ...

Samsung to Shut Down Its Messaging App, Switch to Google Messages in July

Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July 2026, pushing users to Google Messages with RCS, AI, and security upgrades.
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Apple Finally Testing Encrypted RCS Chats Between iPhone & Android

Apple is now testing end-to-end encryption for RCS between iPhones and Android devices in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. This builds on last week’s rollout for iPhones only. The feature is still in beta and won’t ...

iMessage is struggling to maintain its dominance thanks to this RCS update

RCS 4.0 brings seamless cross-platform communication closer than ever ...