RCS 3.0 was officially unveiled by the GSMA, an association representing mobile network operators. On the face of it, it’s fairly boring news. However, this one is special because it’ll finally fix ...

Apple's iOS 26.5 beta reintroduces end-to-end encryption for RCS chats with Android, bringing a big security upgrade to cross ...

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When RCS messaging became available on the iPhone with the rollout of iOS 18, the technical director of the GSM Association teased that the next major milestone for the messaging standard is the ...

Phone users can now message Android devices with iMessage-level encryption through iOS 26.5 beta's RCS security upgrade. The ...

Apple may be close to implementing encryption for RCS messages. The signs of this were reportedly discovered in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. This will finally enable encrypted messaging between Android and Apple ...

Google's hardening Android 17 against quantum computers with new Android Post-Quantum Cryptography upgrades, arriving with ...

The RCS communication protocol is basically next-gen SMS, adding support for features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher-quality image, video, and file sharing features. Google has been ...

Messages from Android still show up in green, but you can see their typing indicators on iPhone. Google rolled out RCS in 2019, and Apple added it last fall with iOS 18. Google also offers end-to-end ...