Apple added support for the more modern messaging protocol with iOS 18 in 2024, but it wasn’t end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) at ...

Apple highlighted the upcoming arrival of encrypted RCS messages between iPhones and Androids in its new iOS 26.5 update.

Back in March, cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS was announced, and Google Messages is beginning to test the new Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Universal Profile 3.0 adds ...

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.

Apple began testing encrypted RCS messages on iOS last week with the release of iOS 26.4 beta. At the time of that release, they were only testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Apple devices, ...

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 ...

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time. You may recall that in the first iOS ...

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The updates introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, a security ...

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 ...