What happens if the network that you depend on goes dark? Well, for a number of Verizon customers in the US, that was a ...

As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware exists: texting between different brands of cell phones. Specifically, while ...

This is critical because U.S. federal agencies repeatedly warn that texting without the protection of end-to-end encryption ...

That’s why the FBI warning was echoed a few weeks ago by the U.S. cyber defense agency, telling smartphone users to “ only ...

The iOS 18 by Apple also comes with the RCS messaging feature, which is set to transform the communication between iPhones and Android smartphones with improved messaging power. It is an enhanced ...

Here's how to check if your carrier supports the messaging protocol, how to enable it and when Apple could bring end-to-end encryption to the protocol on your iPhone. Zach began writing for CNET in ...

Apple is testing enhanced RCS messaging in the iOS 26 beta that could bring richer texts between iPhones and Androids for the first time.

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

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to ...

When you send an iPhone text message, it’s natural to wonder if the recipient has read it. The Messages app on iPhone includes a feature called read receipts, which allows you to see if and when your ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...