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 may be preparing to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages, with new clues spotted in the iOS 26.3 beta pointing to ...
It looks like end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones might be arriving sooner than expected. Code spotted in early iOS 26 betas suggests Apple is already testing the secure protocols ...
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 ...
Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...
The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google ...
Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich ...
What this means in practice is that your RCS messages will finally get the same kind of protection iMessage has had for years. With end-to-end encryption, every message — whether it’s text, an image, ...