Apple is finally fulfilling the RCS promise it made back in 2023 — but there's a catch

Apple is testing encrypted RCS messaging in iOS 26.4 beta — but it's not available if you want to message Android phones.

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...
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How to protect your phone from hackers and the explanation of RCS text messaging

In the past few months, people have probably seen the acronym "RCS" pop up in their messages while texting. It allows rich media features to be shared between iPhone and Android users, like seeing ...

iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This ...

iOS 26.4 beta is testing one of Android's best RCS features

Apple is once again releasing expanded RCS features with its latest iOS beta update, but there's no telling when it will be ...