By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Court filings show Meta executives warned in 2019 that encrypting Messenger could reduce child exploitation reporting to authorities.

Google has turned Google Messages encryption on by default for all current and future users. Group RCS chats are also now fully encrypted. Some users might need to agree to a TOS alert before RCS will ...

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google ...

Apple notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.

Apple has released the second beta of iOS 26.4, expanding end-to-end encryption for RCS messages to include Android users.

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