Cross-Platform RCS Gets Encryption Push in iOS 26.5
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Apple's iOS 26.5 adds default end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android, enabling secure conversations with a lock icon; the feature rolls out to supported carriers and Google Messages and reflects a GSMA cross-industry effort to modernize messaging, while iOS/iPadOS also receive fixes for 50+ vulnerabilities.
- iOS 26.5 Brings Default End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Between iPhone and Android The Hacker News
- End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today in beta Apple
- What's new in iOS 26.5? Encrypted iPhone-Android texts, new emojis USA Today
- Why some iPhone text chats may have a new alert on them The Hill
- Victory! End-to-End Encrypted RCS Comes to Apple and Android Chats Electronic Frontier Foundation
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