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

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

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This ...

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the iOS 26.4 beta. Just don't expect to get that much testing done right now.

Within the changelog of the iOS 26.4 beta, Apple details that it is now testing end-to-end encryption in RCS messaging on ...

The iOS 18 by Apple also comes with the RCS messaging feature, which is set to transform the communication between iPhones and Android smartphones with improved messaging power. It is an enhanced ...

Global cloud communications platform Infobip has been named the number one Established Leader in the Juniper Research RCS for Business 2026 Leaderboard. The analyst firm scored Infobip as the top ...

Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while ...

GenAI may have captured marketers' imaginations, but an equally impactful technology—Rich Communication Services (RCS)—is quietly transforming mobile messaging. RCS is set to dethrone Short Message ...