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iOS 26.5 Sparks Beta End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages

iOS 26.5 beta introduces end-to-end encryption for RCS messages, enhancing privacy for cross-platform chats but limited to select users and carriers.

Key takeaways

  • Apple Launches iOS 26.5 with Beta End-to-End Encryption for RCS in Messages
  • Apple is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to RCS messaging in the Messages app, but only as a beta and only for some users. The company dropped the iOS 26.5 rele...
  • The official changelog spells it out: end-to-end encryption for RCS is coming, but it will be in beta and only available with "supported carriers," rolling out "over t...
  • This is Apple’s first step towards closing the cross-platform messaging privacy gap. Until now, RCS texts between iPhones and Android devices have lacked the robust en...

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Canonical source: https://mlxio.com/technology/ios-26-5-beta-end-to-end-encryption-rcs

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