iOS 26.6 may bring an important new layer of protection to iMessage. The feature was spotted in beta testing ahead of the update's expected release.

After months of buildup, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging has finally made it to iOS, allowing Android and iPhone users to enjoy enhanced security between platforms when texting. Apple continues to make progress on its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS ...

Apple is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in the iOS 26.4 developer beta. This is a long-awaited privacy upgrade for texting across platforms. Apple has confirmed that the feature will not be included in the final iOS 26.4 release, but it will be ...

Apple released a new iOS 26.4 beta this week and it brings the RCS feature we’ve all been waiting for. After code diggers discovered that encryption was in the works for RCS on iOS, Apple has gone ahead and pushed an initial test for it live in this new beta

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS 26.4 update. E2EE for ‌RCS‌ was removed before iOS ...

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the iOS 26.4 beta. Just don't expect to get that much testing done right now. We got our first hint that the feature was, at the very ...