RCS Messages Between iPhone and Android Get End-to-End Encryption With iOS 26.5 ...

A forthcoming update means new features and changes, including end-to-end encryption for texts sent between iPhones and ...

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the iOS 26.4 beta. Just don't expect to get that much testing done right now.

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 ...

OS 26.5 adds encrypted RCS support for iPhone and Android chats, but users should look for the lock indicator before assuming cross-platform conversations are protected.

According to visitor logs for 9to5Mac, Apple employees are currently testing iOS 26.5.2 internally. The first signs of the ...

A surprising leak has just seemingly confirmed a huge iOS 18 update but also a critical missing feature, one that Apple has been pushed for at the highest possible level, and one that’s bad news for a ...

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.

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 ...

Two new features are coming to Apple Maps with the release of iOS 26.5 — that is, if you consider the introduction of ads on the platform a ...

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 ...

Apple is rolling out its newest update for iOS. Here's what it's for, what kinds of phones can expect to see any changes, and ...