Apple is finally fulfilling the RCS promise it made back in 2023 — but there's a catch

Apple is testing encrypted RCS messaging in iOS 26.4 beta — but it's not available if you want to message Android phones.

Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are

Last year, Apple confirmed that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the ...

RCS encryption surfaces in iOS 26.4 developer beta, but testing is extremely limited

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the ...
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Apple Just Made iMessage Way Better and More Fun

If your iPhone is running iOS 26 — which it should be, given that it’s been several weeks since Apple rolled the software update — then you have access to (most of) the new iMessage features. And ...
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Every iMessage user should change these settings now

Keep your chats flowing smoothly.