High-resolution media, read receipts and end-to-end encryption: Vodafone is massively upgrading the RCS standard ...

iPhone owners who exchange texts with Android users should now find that their messages are safe and secure from prying eyes. Released on Monday, Apple’s iOS 26.5 finally brings end-to-end encryption ...

Messaging between blue and green bubbles is getting more secure. With the release of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging will start rolling out in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone ...

Apple previously confirmed plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages in a future software update We’ve now spotted code that suggests end-to-end encryption could be coming to RCS messages on ...

Google and Apple have launched end-to-end encryption for RCS, securing messages between Android and iPhone users. The feature is rolling out with iOS 26.5 and the latest Google Messages update. While ...

iOS 27 beta 2 brings two long-requested RCS upgrades to Apple’s Messages app: reactions now display properly on Android instead of as text, and users can finally send in-line replies in RCS chats.

Apple is adding end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android phones with iOS 26.5—a big upgrade for cross-platform texting security. The format is expected to provide a better ...

With the second beta of iOS 27, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS conversation with an Android user. You can now long press on a message to get to the option to reply, ...

iOS 27 will introduce the next big update to Android-iPhone messaging with support for inline replies and photo reactions. With iOS 27 beta 2, RCS conversations with Android users now support inline ...

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 ...

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 ...