Apple is finally fulfilling the RCS promise it made back in 2023 — but there's a catch

Apple is testing encrypted RCS messaging in iOS 26.4 beta — but it's not available if you want to message Android phones.

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Apple unveils iOS 16 with big changes to iMessage, including ability to 'unsend'

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple kicked off its annual developer conference by unveiling its next-generation mobile software, iOS 16, with new features that will let users personalize their lock screens and ...
Forbes

Apple iPhone: Messages Just Got Upgraded For Millions Of Android Users, Too

Apple has always had its own Messages setup but earlier this year, the company announced it would make Apple messages compatible with Rich Communications Services, the text messaging standard used on ...

Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are

Last year, Apple confirmed that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the ...
Digital Trends

Apple explains why iMessage is unlikely to ever land on Android

As Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi proudly showed off a ton of new features for iMessage during Apple’s keynote at WWDC on Monday, the word Android never crossed ...
Cult of Mac

Apple wanted to bring the best of iMessage to every phone

Apple will never bring iMessage to third-party platforms like Android, but there was a time when it tried to convince carriers to adopt a standardized version for everyone. Former iOS chief Scott ...