Apple moves closer to encrypted RCS for Android-iPhone messaging

Apple's iOS 26.5 beta reintroduces end-to-end encryption for RCS chats with Android, bringing a big security upgrade to cross ...

iOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, ...
Android Police

Google Messages is slowly but surely testing cross-platform RCS encryption

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google is pressing forward with the evolution of RCS by quietly rolling out tests for Messaging Layer Security (MLS), the protocol ...
talkandroid.com

Finally iPhone and Android messages might become totally secure

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. For years, ...
Digital Trends

Apple will finally bring encrypted RCS messages for iPhone to Android chats

New evidence found in iOS 26.3 beta 2 suggests that end-to-end encryption for RCS messages is nearing reality, nearly a year after Apple first announced its support for the feature. For iPhone users ...
Android

Apple May Soon Bring Encryption Support for RCS Messages

Apple may be close to implementing encryption for RCS messages. The signs of this were reportedly discovered in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. This will finally enable encrypted messaging between Android and Apple ...