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

Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted texting, eight emojis, accessibility updates and fresh Apple Music features for iPhone ...

Phone owners who want to text users of non-Apple devices more securely should install iOS 26.5, which Apple released on ...

“End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users,” Google confirmed on May 11.

For reference, iPhone-to-iPhone messages are already encrypted using the PQ3 standard. With what Apple is rolling out now, ...

Texting between an iPhone and an Android just got a whole lot more private. Apple and Google's historic joint rollout of end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging.

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.