OS now supports RCS messaging with Android phones—but only up to a point. Here's what you need to know about messaging across platforms.

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich ...

The FBI and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) are recommending people use encrypted messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Signal, to minimize hackers’ chances of interception ...

Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...

RCS messaging has gained popularity by leaps and bounds this past year, especially in the Western market. More than 1 billion people are estimated to use RCS messaging at present, and a huge part of ...

When Apple added Rich Communication Services to its messaging services last year, it meant big changes when messages were sent between iPhones and Android handsets. But there was still the issue of ...

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