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Apple and Google have begun implementing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages between iPhones and Android devices. The new feature appears with iOS 26.5 and the latest version of the Google Messages app on Android.
RCS gains full encryption between iPhone and Android
The new version of the RCS standard is set to make communication between Android and iPhone users significantly more private. Messages will now be comprehensively encrypted, meaning their content will remain invisible during transmission between devices. Users will see a special padlock icon next to conversations using the new security feature. The feature is automatically activated and will gradually appear in both new and existing RCS chats with supported operators.
Apple Continues to Strongly Promote iMessage
Although Apple is collaborating with Google on the development of secure RCS, the company simultaneously emphasises that iMessage remains the best way to communicate between Apple devices. Apple's system has been using end-to-end encryption since its inception and is heavily focused on user privacy. Nevertheless, the implementation of encrypted RCS is a very important step for the entire market. The standard is set to gradually replace traditional SMS and MMS, offering modern features such as sending high-quality photos, typing indicators, enhanced group chats, and read receipts.
Apple and Google are jointly developing a secure RCS standard that is set to become the modern successor to SMS. Thanks to comprehensive encryption, communication between iPhones and Android devices will now be much more private and secure.
source: apple
