OS 26.5’s RC is available now, and Apple has confirmed that the update will bring a key RCS upgrade we’ve been waiting for.

'Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs,' Meta says.

Instagram has officially pulled end-to-end encryption (e2ee) for direct messages.

Should a privacy feature disappear simply because it was optional rather than universal?

Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, ...

All change for iPhone Updated on May 5 as Apple confirms change to iPhone. Timing is everything. Excitement is building with ...

In its latest release notes ahead of the new version of iOS going live, Apple says that “end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging ...

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on ...

If you switched on Instagram's encrypted chats, the app will flag it for you. Look for an in-app notification and follow the ...

Ending end-to-end encryption is a ‘white flag to surveillance and a gift to their own AI training sets,’ one critic says ...

The messaging app Signal made news in March after a handful of White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance, used the app to communicate with each other (and, inadvertently, a journalist) ...

The case, led by a special agent in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, focused on claims that some ...