How to Make Sure End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Is Enabled on Your iPhone
If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.
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Apple released iOS 26.5 on Monday, and the update brought end-to-end encryption to Rich Communication Services messaging. Apple introduced RCS to all iPhones in 2024 when the company released iOS 18, but the messaging protocol lacked end-to-end encryption at the time.
With RCS messaging, your iPhone gets features like typing indicators and the "Delivered" status message while messaging Android users. It also helps ensure high-quality videos and pictures are sent when texting between those devices. Then, with iOS 18.1, Apple brought RCS Business Messaging to iPhones, which means you'll be able to chat with some businesses in Messages rather than a buggy web page. Apple wrote onlinethat end-to-end encryption is on by default after updating to iOS 26.5 if your carrier supports it,...
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