Apple brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to the iPhone with iOS 18 last year, giving green-bubble users access to more features and functions. But what exactly is possible with RCS on ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed today. Support is included in iOS 26.5, which is now available to everyone.

Apple has reintroduced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS conversations with Android users in the iOS 26.5 developer beta, preventing third parties from reading cross-platform texts. The feature ...

With the second beta of iOS 27, Apple added support for replying to a specific message in an RCS conversation with an Android user. You can now long press on a message to get to the option to reply, ...

The feature is in beta as part of iOS 26.5. The feature is in beta as part of iOS 26.5. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years ...

Apple and Google have finally announced that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is coming to Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages sent between Android and iPhones. Notably, Apple had first rolled out ...