Android and iPhone users have had the blue bubble versus green bubble, iMessage versus RCS feud for years. Now, one of the biggest iMessage advantages is coming to Google Messages. On Tuesday, Google ...

The latest test version of iOS 26.5 includes a changelog about bringing some new protections to texts. The smartphone operating system will be rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS messages ...

Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...

The long-running battle over encryption between tech companies and law enforcement continues, with law enforcement agencies around the world calling on Meta to cancel plans for end-to-end encryption ...

Apple has released the latest iOS 26.5 beta, and it brings a familiar feature to the Messages app as the RCS technology sees the return of end-to-end encryption. Apple Messages' RCS Sees End-to-End ...

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on ...

The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is adopting the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol for its Messages app that aims to handle ...

There has now been a change spotted on Google Messages, which saw the "No Encryption" logo gone from under each chat sent to Apple's iPhone RCS, indicating that end-to-end encryption may arrive soon.