iPhone and Android RCS messages get end-to-end encryption
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As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.
Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.
Updated on May 12 as Apple’s new messaging update goes live. It’s finally here — almost. Almost 18-months after the FBI warned Americans to stop texting between iPhone and Android, Apple has fixed the problem.
Android owners will need to have the latest version of Google Messages installed.