iOS 26.5 Brings End-to-End Encryption to iPhone-Android RCS Messages

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today ...
9to5Google

Encrypted RCS between Android and iPhone launching with iOS 26.5

With the launch of iOS 26.5, Apple will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between the iPhone and Google Messages on Android.

Samsung Shuts Down Messages—Apple Changes iPhone After 15 Years

Excitement is building with Apple’s next iPhone update just days away. This is expected to bring a major change to iPhone, ...
pressconnects

FBI warns users to encrypt text messages for cybersecurity. Here's how to do it

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

A federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut down

The case, led by a special agent in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, focused on claims that some ...
CNET

iOS 26.5 Will Likely Bring End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging to Your iPhone

Also, since this isn't the final version of iOS 26.5, Apple could add more features to the update before it arrives on your ...
Forbes

Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging ...
GCN

How to send fully encrypted Gmail to outside recipients

Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to send fully encrypted Gmail messages that not even Google could intrude on and read? Well, the wait’s over! Google Workspace has also implemented the ...