by dbadmin | Feb 23, 2026 | Android, Apple, Google, News, RCS
TL;DR Apple is testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS chats between iOS and Android in the latest iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 release. You can test the feature now on supported iPhones and carriers with the developer beta installed, and an Android phone with the...
by dbadmin | Feb 17, 2026 | Apple, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple has started testing end-to-end encrypted RCS in the first iOS 26.4 developer beta. RCS encryption currently works only between iPhones, not between iPhone and Android. Apple says full RCS E2EE will arrive in a future...
by dbadmin | Jan 15, 2026 | Android, Apple iPhone, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. The carrier bundles for the beta suggest Apple has added a new setting that would allow carriers to enable encryption for RCS for secure conversations...
by dbadmin | Dec 4, 2025 | Google, Google Fi, News, RCS
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Fi finally makes web calling and RCS coexist. The fix comes with a trade-off: calling and messaging now live in two separate web portals. A new Web Calls page handles voice and voicemail, while RCS messaging...
by dbadmin | Sep 2, 2025 | google messages, News, RCS
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority RCS in Google Messages has been down in several regions since early August. Reports from Reddit and Google forums mention outages in Kenya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and other countries. Google says carriers must act to restore...
by dbadmin | Aug 18, 2025 | Apple, Apple iOS, Apple Messages and iMessage, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple previously confirmed plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages in a future software update We’ve now spotted code that suggests end-to-end encryption could be coming to RCS messages on iPhones as early as iOS 26....
