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

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 ...
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iOS 26.3 Beta: Apple’s Encrypted RCS Could End Awkward iPhone–Android Texting

Apple is preparing a major upgrade to iPhone messaging that could finally narrow the long-standing gap between iMessage and ...

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

In Apple's second iOS 26.3 beta, a leaker found code related to the company's work on bringing E2EE to RCS chats.

Apple May Soon Bring Encryption Support for RCS Messages

Apple may be working on implementing encryption for RCS messages. References to this development were spotted in the iOS 26.3 ...
Android Authority

Android and Apple users: Critical RCS messaging protection is still months away despite FBI warning

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has said that it’s working on bringing end-to-end encryption to different messaging platforms that support the RCS protocol. Unfortunately, the ...

Apple iOS 26.3 update could finally fix the biggest problem in iPhone and Android messaging that users have complained about for years

Apple’s iOS 26.3 update is shaping up to be far more significant than a routine software refresh. While earlier versions of ...
USA Today

FBI warns users to encrypt text messages for cybersecurity. Here's how to do it

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...
Mashable

Apple sharing RCS encryption with Android users

RCS 3.0 was officially unveiled by the GSMA, an association representing mobile network operators. On the face of it, it’s fairly boring news. However, this one is special because it’ll finally fix ...