iPhone users can test encrypted RCS texts to Android in iOS 26.4 beta 2

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully ...

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Apple is finally starting to test secure RCS messaging between iPhone and Android

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.
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Google, Apple may team up to ease Android-iPhone switching

Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and iPhone 17 Pro Max (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Craig Russell) Switching between Android and iPhone has long been a frustrating process. Users often face missing photos, ...

Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available ...