Finally, texts between Android and iPhone users can be end-to-end encrypted

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.
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Apple moves closer to encrypted RCS for Android-iPhone messaging

Apple has reintroduced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS conversations with Android users in the iOS 26.5 developer beta, preventing third parties from reading cross-platform texts. The feature ...

End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging rolling out for Android, iPhones: Google’s Android head shares why this is 'big news'

Google and Apple have begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for text messages between Android and iPhone devices, a significant security upgrade for cross-platform communication. This feature, ...