Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Apple notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully ...

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Apple has released the second beta of iOS 26.4, expanding end-to-end encryption for RCS messages to include Android users.

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Encrypted RCS will be a game-changer for messaging security ...

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available ...

The newest iOS beta has just opened up encrypted messaging between Android and iPhone. Here's what we know.

OS 26.4 beta introduces early support for secure cross-platform messaging, with a wider rollout planned in a future update.