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 ...

Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available ...

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 ...
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Apple Tests End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging in iOS 26.4 Developer Beta

Apple introduces end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, enhanced memory protections, and default Stolen Device Protection in iOS 26.4 developer beta.

Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are

Last year, Apple confirmed that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the ...
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Feds urge people to encrypt messages: how do we do that?

The FBI and others are now recommending that Americans send encrypted messages while texting or emailing someone. This comes after officials told NBC News that there was an unprecedented cyberattack ...

Authorities urge online safety after encrypted messaging app linked to Hailey Buzbee case

Tyler Thomas told investigators he had been communicating with 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee and playing online games with her ...

Man Accused of Using Encrypted Apps to Communicate With Teen Before She was Found Dead

You follow this story because it shows how a private conversation can become a public tragedy. Court records say a 39-year-old man communicated with a 17-year-old on encrypted platforms for about a ...