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

Apple is finally testing RCS encryption in the iOS 26.4 beta, but for now, those secure green bubbles are sticking to iPhones ...

Apple testing RCS Android iPhone encryption in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. Secure cross-platform texting is coming, but not shipping ...

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

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

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

When RCS messaging became available on the iPhone with the rollout of iOS 18, the technical director of the GSM Association teased that the next major milestone for the messaging standard is the ...

Apple is once again releasing expanded RCS features with its latest iOS beta update, but there's no telling when it will be widely available.

Within the changelog of the iOS 26.4 beta, Apple details that it is now testing end-to-end encryption in RCS messaging on ...