ZDNet

Your iPhone RCS chats with Android are encrypted in iOS 26.5: How to verify E2E is enabled

iOS 26.5 will encrypt RCS text messages between iOS and Android. The encryption supports the iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. The update brings new Pride wallpaper to iPhone and Apple Watch. iPhone owners ...
MUO on MSN

I didn't understand the RCS hype until I tried these features

RCS is a big upgrade — when you actually convince your friends and family to switch.
CNET

RCS Messages Between iPhone and Android Get End-to-End Encryption With iOS 26.5

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. Patrick Holland Director of Content As Director of Content, Hardware, I lead CNET's ...
Android

Apple Will Finally Bring Encrypted RCS Between iPhone & Android with iOS 26.5

Apple will finally add support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging between iPhone and Android in the upcoming iOS 26.5. The changelog for the iOS 26.5 release candidate rolling out to testers ...
9to5google

Encrypted RCS starts rolling out to Android and iPhone with iOS 26.5

With the launch of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS between Android and iPhone is now gradually rolling out in a process that will take place over the coming months. As such, messages between ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.4 beta 2 adds support for testing encrypted RCS between iPhone and Android

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone. When iOS 26.4 beta 1 was released last week, it added early support for testing ...
Android Authority

Secure Android and iPhone RCS messaging just got a big step closer

Apple is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. The carrier bundles for the beta suggest Apple has added a new setting that would allow carriers to enable encryption for RCS for ...
AppleInsider

Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5

After months of buildup, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging has finally made it to iOS, allowing Android and iPhone users to enjoy enhanced security between platforms when texting. Apple continues to ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This included things like typing indicators, read receipts, and ...
9to5google

Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway. Part of the RCS Universal Profile from the GSMA, messages between Android and iOS ...
Forbes

Apple iOS 26.5 Major New iPhone Software: Should You Upgrade?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Apple has rolled out iOS 26.5, potentially the last major update before iOS 27's preview at ...