Apple testing RCS Android iPhone encryption in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. Secure cross-platform texting is coming, but not shipping ...

Encrypted RCS will be a game-changer for messaging security ...

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android.

iOS 26.4 is going to be a pretty big update for the iPhone. It's expected to launch late in March based on past x.4 releases for the operating system.

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully ...

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest 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 notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.

Apple has just released iOS 26.3 to iPhones, and it contains a new Transfer to Android tool that makes switching platforms easier.

Despite these updates, Apple has no plans to launch E2EE for RCS with the official release of iOS 26.4, and hasn't confirmed which version it will launch encryption with.

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...

Android Switch is Google’s official iOS switching app for moving from an iPhone to an Android phone. It does work wirelessly, ...