No more unencrypted cross-platform texts. The green bubble problem just got a little less problematic. Apple added RCS to iOS 18 under regulatory pressure — the EU's Digital Markets Act and similar ...

At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations ...

Here's what end-to-end encryption protects—and what it doesn't.

Apple's iOS 26.4 beta has introduced end‑to‑end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android phones. The rollout currently targets developers and early adopters on both platforms in line with ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says ...

Apple is preparing to add end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to RCS messages, according to references in carrier bundles in iOS 26.3 beta 2. One such reference, spotted by @TiinoX83 on X, is to ...

Apple and Google have finally (FINALLY!) released end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between both ecosystems, a long-awaited upgrade that brings cross-platform privacy protections to perhaps the most ...

After Apple released the iOS 26.5 update for iPhones, the iMessage app now says "Encrypted." Why does this text show up? What ...

Encrypted RCS iPhone to Android chats are finally real. With iOS 26.5 — released May 11, 2026 — your green-bubble texts get a lock icon and end-to-end encryption by default. You'll see it roll out ...

Apple has released the iOS 26.5 release candidate, which officially introduces end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS conversations between iPhone and Android. A new encryption toggle in the Messages ...

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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 ...