It looks like end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones might be arriving sooner than expected. Code spotted ...

Code hints in the latest iOS 26.3 developer beta indicate end-to-end encryption is finally coming to RCS messaging on iOS. In March 2025, Apple and the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standards body ...

The company says the feature wasn't popular with users.

Messaging between blue and green bubbles is getting more secure. With the release of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging will start rolling out in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone ...

Thanks to features like RCS messaging, end-to-end encryption, and a few more, Google Messages is considered one of the best ...

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 ...

Instagram’s 3 billion global users will no longer be able to send and receive end-to-end encrypted messages in the social platform’s chat feature, as Meta announces a notable change in its approach to ...

EU providers already scan private messages. Vyara Savova warns end-to-end encryption could be the next target.

As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on Instagram will no longer feature full encryption, and your conversations are not ...

Instagram users across the world will no longer be able to use end-to-end encrypted direct messages (DMs) starting today, after Meta officially switched off the privacy-focused feature on the platform ...

While social media platforms have a habit of copying each other, there’s one area where TikTok is forging its own path. TikTok doesn’t use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages, the BBC ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says ...