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What RCS Messaging Between iOS and Android Can and Can't Do (Yet)

Apple brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to the iPhone with iOS 18 last year, giving green-bubble users access to more features and functions. But what exactly is possible with RCS on ...
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Apple finally testing encrypted RCS chats between iPhone & Android

Getting Apple to adopt industry-wide standards feels a bit like pulling teeth sometimes. It was only after years of pressure from the tech space and the EU implementing new regulations that the ...

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 ...

Samsung Messages Is Shutting Down, but There Are Ways to Keep Using It

Samsung is officially shutting down its messaging app in July 2026. Samsung is pushing users to move to Google Messages ...
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New Pixel update means your RCS messages might be visible to your boss

Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your employer will now be able to read your ...

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 ...
Android Authority

Apple is finally testing RCS encryption, but there’s a catch for Android users

Apple has started testing end-to-end encrypted RCS in the first iOS 26.4 developer beta. RCS encryption currently works only between iPhones, not between iPhone and Android. Apple says full RCS E2EE ...
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iOS 26.4 Beta Is Testing One Of Android's Best RCS Features

RCS message open in iPhone messaging app - Kafka Ibram/Shutterstock After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging ...

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

RCS 4.0 brings seamless cross-platform communication closer than ever ...
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iOS 26.4 Beta Tests A Major Android Integration (That Won't Arrive Anytime Soon)

With iOS 26.4 beta 2, Apple announced it will finally start offering developers the ability to test RCS end-to-end encryption between iOS and Android devices. While this new message standard won't be ...
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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 ...