As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.

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

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.

Apple's latest version of iOS is here with several major updates like RCS encryption.

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

Phone owners who want to text users of non-Apple devices more securely should install iOS 26.5, which Apple released on ...

'Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs,' Meta says.

Google has announced the rollout of end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging for cross-platform chats between Android and iPhone ...

Instagram is disabling end-to-end encryption for direct messages on May 8, 2026, a significant privacy rollback from parent ...

Encryption offers an illusion of security. It feeds the notion that even governments, advertisers, or the platform would not be privy to the conversations. In many technical ways, that’s true. However ...

Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, ...