iPhone, Android and RCS
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Apple and Google have announced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages between iPhones and Android device with the new iOS 26.5 update
Android owners will need to have the latest version of Google Messages installed.
End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users,” Google confirmed on May 11. “Google and Apple have led a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to RCS,
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.