Apple confirms iOS 26.5 Messages app adds RCS end-to-end encryption

OS 26.5’s RC is available now, and Apple has confirmed that the update will bring a key RCS upgrade we’ve been waiting for.
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iOS 26.5 will add end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between Apple and Android

The latest test version of iOS 26.5 includes a changelog about bringing some new protections to texts. The smartphone ...
Lifehacker

Google Messages Aren't Always End-to-End Encrypted

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ZDNet

Why Apple's RCS encryption move is a privacy game-changer for your texts

Apple joined the RCS bandwagon last year, giving its users the ability to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. The only problem? Those messages are not encrypted, ...
techtimes

Google Messages: ‘No Encryption’ Gone on Apple iPhone RCS Chats with Android

There has now been a change spotted on Google Messages, which saw the "No Encryption" logo gone from under each chat sent to Apple's iPhone RCS, indicating that end-to-end encryption may arrive ...
MacRumors

Apple to Support Encrypted RCS Messaging in Future Software Update

Apple says it will add support for a new Rich Communication Services (RCS) specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates ...

Google Confirms Gmail End-To-End Android And iPhone Email Encryption

Users of Android and iPhone smartphones can now benefit from end-to-end Gmail encryption, for any recipient, Google has confirmed. But there’s a catch.