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

After years of broken messaging between iPhone and Android, Apple and Google are rolling out end-to-end encryption for chats.

The latest iPhone software introduced the biggest upgrade to iMessage in years. Here’s how to get the most out of it.

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro upgrades, encrypted RCS arrives in iOS, OLED MacBook Pro dates, Fortnite back in the App Store, Eddy Cue goes to Cannes, and ...

OS 26.5 is here with brand new features for users. Here are the new iOS 26.5 features available in three popular iPhone apps.

Apple brought RCS support to the iPhone's Messages app with the iOS 18 update last September, effectively putting an end to the bubble wars. The green bubbles did not disappear from the iPhone all of ...

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

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed today. Support is included in iOS 26.5, which is now available to everyone.

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

Apple confirmed iOS 18 will support RCS messaging on iPhone and then brought RCS functionality to the first iOS 18 betas. You can text your Android contacts via RCS right now, assuming your carrier ...

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

A forthcoming update means new features and changes, including end-to-end encryption for texts sent between iPhones and Android phones. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is just one month ...