{"id":2349,"date":"2026-02-17T00:21:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/apple-starts-testing-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messages-on-iphone\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:21:33","slug":"apple-starts-testing-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messages-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/apple-starts-testing-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messages-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple is starting to test<\/a> end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available, it will let iPhone and Android users send encrypted RCS messages to each other across platforms.<\/p>\n

However, with this initial implementation, Apple is only testing RCS encryption between Apple devices. It’s \u00ab\u00a0not yet testable with other platforms,\u00a0\u00bb Apple says. The company also doesn’t plan to ship E2EE RCS messages with iOS 26.4; the feature will actually ship publicly in a \u00ab\u00a0future update,\u00a0\u00bb Apple says.<\/p>\n

RCS messages significantly improve<\/a> the exp \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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