Apple has announced that with the arrival of iOS 26.5 End-to-end encryption (E2EE) has been enabled for Rich Communication Services (RCS) between iPhone and Android users.
iMessage, Apple’s messaging application, protects its users’ communications with end-to-end encryption, which prevents anyone outside of it from accessing its content. But this protection is limited to conversations that use the same service.
iOS 26.5, available this Monday, incorporates RCS messaging with E2EEwhich means that iPhone users will be able to communicate with Android users with the guarantee that their messages will be protected.
Specifically, and as Apple reports in a statement, this functionality is in beta, but can now be used between devices iPhone with iOS 26.5 and Android with the latest version of Google Messages.
Encryption is enabled by default and will automatically be enabled progressively for new and existing RCS conversations. Encrypted conversations will show a new padlock icon.
RCS is a messaging standard that allows for more dynamic and secure conversations replacing traditional SMS and MMS messages. Google has been one of the main drivers, but incompatibility with iMessage has meant that for years conversations between iPhone and Android users lacked the encryption protection that has now been implemented.
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