If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

Updated on May 12 as Apple’s new messaging update goes live. It’s finally here — almost. Almost 18-months after the FBI ...

Apple has released iOS 26.5, now available for iPhone 11 series and newer, including the latest iPhone 17 models. Users can ...

Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted texting, eight emojis, accessibility updates and fresh Apple Music features for iPhone ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed ...

Your iPhone RCS chats with Android are encrypted in iOS 26.5: How to verify E2E is enabled ...

Here are some of the new features iOS 26.5 brings to your iPhone. End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on your device. The iOS ...

OS 26.5 is here with RCS end-to-end encrypted messaging. Here’s the list of carriers that currently support the new RCS ...

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.

Phone and Android texts can finally be end-to-end encrypted in iOS 26.5 – but carrier support determines whether your chats ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today ...

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 soon.