Android-to-iPhone Texts Finally Support End-to-End Encryption via RCS
Apple and Google have finally (FINALLY!) released end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between both ecosystems, a long-awaited upgrade that brings cross-platform privacy protections to perhaps the most rudimentary kind of smartphone conversation. The beta is rolling out as we speak to users running their latest OS/software versions.
This announcement closes one of the last obvious gaps between iMessage and Android messaging. Apple said the feature is starting in beta for iPhone users on iOS 26.5 with supported carriers, while Google said Android users need the latest version of Google Messages.
Google and Apple described the rollout as the result of a cross-industry effort to add encryption to RCS, the messaging standard that has gradually replaced SMS with richer features like read receipts, typing indicators, higher-quality media, and group chats.
The immediate benefit of this upgrade is straightforward: when an RCS conversation is end-to-end encrypted, the messages cannot be read while they...
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