Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple has reintroduced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS conversations with Android users in the iOS 26.5 developer beta, preventing
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I can’t wait for Google Messages to get these 3 big new RCS features
It has taken a long time for RCS to unify the messaging experience across Android devices first, then between them and between iOS. But we’re
Apple is finally starting to test secure RCS messaging between iPhone and Android
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS chats between iOS and Android in the latest iOS 26.4 Developer
Secure Android and iPhone RCS messaging just got a big step closer
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. The carrier bundles for the beta
Google Fi’s big RCS upgrade lands at last, with a small catch
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Fi finally makes web calling and RCS coexist. The fix comes with a trade-off: calling and messaging now
Lost RCS support in Google Messages since last month? You’re not alone
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR RCS in Google Messages has been down in several regions since early August. Reports from Reddit and Google forums
Google Messages support for remotely deleting texts you’ve sent now widely rolling out
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR RCS support has opened the door for some advanced messaging features, and earlier this year Google started work on
Google Messages will finally tell you when your custom ROM is the problem (APK teardown)
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Last year, Google began preventing devices that failed Play Integrity checks from sending RCS messages. Google Messages would simply
The next version of RCS messaging is going to be less of a pain
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR The GSMA has announced the release of RCS Universal Profile 3.1. This new RCS messaging profile introduces a new
RCS chats not connecting? Google Messages may soon make it easier to diagnose (APK teardown)
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages may be about to add a “Details” button to help diagnose issues with RCS chats connections. The
