RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.

If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

Apple and Google have finally end-to-end encrypted RCS messages between their platforms — 18 months after the FBI warned ...

It's hard to say if this is the beginning of full support or not, but the latest Google Messages beta makes reference to RCS ...

OS 26.5 is here with brand new features for users. Here are the new iOS 26.5 features available in three popular iPhone apps.

Google is ramping up its messaging efforts by adding a much-awaited feature to its built-in text messaging app. The recent update to Google Messages finally adds a definite RCS label alongside ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed today. Support is included in iOS 26.5, which is now available to everyone.

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro upgrades, encrypted RCS arrives in iOS, OLED MacBook Pro dates, Fortnite back in the App Store, Eddy Cue goes to Cannes, and ...

Apple released the fifth public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 25. The update brought a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. But when Apple released ...

Your iPhone RCS chats with Android are encrypted in iOS 26.5: How to verify E2E is enabled ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says ...

Apple's iOS 26.5 RC introduces E2EE for RCS, finally bringing secure, encrypted messaging to conversations between iPhone and Android users.