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 ...

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After a few months of beta testing with developers, Apple finally released (in beta) end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone users with iOS 26.5. With that, you can message Android users without ...

Apple has announced that it has begun rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messages in beta for iPhone users running iOS 26.5 with supported carriers and Android users on the latest version of Google ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...