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 ...

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.

Instagram will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages from 8 May 2026, meaning private chats will no longer have ...

iOS 26.5 will encrypt RCS text messages between iOS and Android. The encryption supports the iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. The update brings new Pride wallpaper to iPhone and Apple Watch. iPhone owners ...

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands ...

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 has released version 26.5 of all of its operating systems today: iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS ...

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on ...

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

All change for iPhone Updated on May 5 as Apple confirms change to iPhone. Timing is everything. Excitement is building with Apple’s next iPhone update just days away. This is expected to bring a ...

Instagram users will lose access to end-to-end encrypted direct messages from May 8 as Meta removes the optional privacy feature introduced in 2023. While DMs will still remain private in a general ...

A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option for chats than Bluesky’s existing DMs. After over ...