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 Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...
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Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.
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Apple Expands RCS Encryption and Memory Protections in iOS 26.4

Separately, a report from MacRumors indicated that iOS 26.4 is expected to enable Stolen Device Protection by default for all iPhone users. The feature requires Face ID or Touch ID authentication for ...

RCS in Messages app: Apple starts testing encryption

So far, iPhone and Mac users have had to live without end-to-end encryption when using RCS. This is about to change, but depends on the provider.