iOS 26.4 beta 2 adds support for testing encrypted RCS between iPhone and Android

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone.

Apple Finally Testing Encrypted RCS Chats Between iPhone & Android

Apple testing RCS Android iPhone encryption in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. Secure cross-platform texting is coming, but not shipping ...

That was fast: iOS 26.4 beta 2 now lets iPhones send encrypted RCS messages to Android

Last week saw Apple release the first iOS 26.4 beta, which included a bunch of new features and changes for Apple's mobile software. Included among them was the news that Apple had started testing ...

Apple begins testing end-to-end encryption for Apple-to-Android RCS

Now, Apple's latest iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 finally starts testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Apple-to-Android RCS messaging, leveraging the GSMA’s RCS Universal Profile 3.0, which uses ...
9to5Google

Apple starts testing end-to-end RCS encryption on iPhone, but without Android support

Within the changelog of the iOS 26.4 beta, Apple details that it is now testing end-to-end encryption in RCS messaging on ...

The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

Whether you have privacy concerns or you just want to freely tinker, these are our favorite alternatives to stock Android.
ZDNet

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe

BitLocker encrypts your hard drive and requires a key to decrypt it. Microsoft may give your key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Don't save your key to the cloud; instead, store it locally or ...
New Scientist

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...
ExtremeTech

Apple Prepares to Offer End-to-End Encryption Between iPhone and Android

Apple is preparing to add end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to RCS messages, according to references in carrier bundles in iOS 26.3 beta 2. One such reference, spotted by @TiinoX83 on X, is to ...
TechSpot

Android's latest enterprise update shows encrypted work texts aren't as private as they look

Editor's take: Google's latest Android enterprise update adds RCS Archival, a tool that lets organizations intercept, archive, and retain messages sent through Google Messages on work-managed Pixel ...
Fast Company

Why governments keep losing the ‘war on encryption’

The spotlight on encrypted apps is also a reminder of the complex debate pitting government interests against individual liberties. Governments desire to monitor everyday communications for law ...
Wired

Security News This Week: End-to-End Encrypted Texts Between Android and iPhone Are Coming

Plus: A nominee to lead CISA emerges, Elon Musk visits the NSA, a renowned crypto cracking firm’s secret (and problematic) cofounder is revealed, and more. On Monday, X experienced intermittent ...