Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while ...

OS 26.3 beta code hints at the arrival of end-to-end encryption for RCS. Discover how Apple is adopting the GSMA 3.0 standard ...

The latest iOS 26.3 beta hints at the upgrade, which means no one can read messages sent between devices, not even Apple.

Apple may be preparing to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages, with new clues spotted in the iOS 26.3 beta pointing to ...

Code hints in the latest iOS 26.3 developer beta indicate end-to-end encryption is finally coming to RCS messaging on iOS.

Apple is preparing a major upgrade to iPhone messaging that could finally narrow the long-standing gap between iMessage and ...

In Apple's second iOS 26.3 beta, a leaker found code related to the company's work on bringing E2EE to RCS chats.

Apple is planning to add support for RCS 3 in iOS 26, a move that could improve messaging capabilities between iPhones and ...

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iOS 18.4 is currently in beta testing, and with the recent beta 2 debut, it brought long-awaited RCS messaging support to not only Google Fi users, but also customers of some other big US carrier ...

GenAI may have captured marketers' imaginations, but an equally impactful technology—Rich Communication Services (RCS)—is quietly transforming mobile messaging. RCS is set to dethrone Short Message ...