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Encrypted RCS iPhone to Android chats are finally real. With iOS 26.5 — released May 11, 2026 — your green-bubble texts get a lock icon and end-to-end encryption by default. You'll see it roll out ...

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End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed today. Support is included in iOS 26.5, which is now available to everyone.