Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

The RCS communication protocol is basically next-gen SMS, adding support for features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher-quality image, video, and file sharing features. Google has been ...

Apple has released the second beta of iOS 26.4, expanding end-to-end encryption for RCS messages to include Android users.

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messaging between iPhone and Android users is coming soon via the new Universal Profile 3.0 specifications from GSMA. The new standard supports the Messaging Layer ...

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Along with a string of new features across several areas of Android, Google is at last turning on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for ...

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android.