Here’s how to check if end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging is enabled on your iPhone in iOS 26.5 and active in a given conversation.

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 ...

The changes in Apple’s iOS 26.5 include end-to-end encryption for messages sent between iPhones and Android devices.

With the launch of iOS 26.5, encrypted RCS between Android and iPhone is now live. Messages between iOS and Android ...

When iOS 26 first dropped, there was one pretty huge group chat bug. Some users complained that their messages to existing ...

Your iPhone's Green Bubble Messages Get Safer With iOS 26.5: Look for the Lock ...

The latest test version of iOS 26.5 includes a changelog about bringing some new protections to texts. The smartphone operating system will be rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS messages ...

Explore the new features in iOS 26.5, including customizable Pride wallpapers, enhanced privacy for Android texting, and a ...

Messages is probably one of the most straightforward, no-fuss native apps on iPhone. In fact, it has always been great at one thing and one thing only: sending and receiving texts. But over the years, ...

Apple’s Messages is one of the most used iPhone apps for many of us. It got a big iOS 18 update not long ago, but now even more change has arrived in iOS 18.2 thanks to several key Apple Intelligence ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...