iOS 26.5’s Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta

OS 26.5 beta 1 gives the Messages app support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, after previously being available in the iOS 26.4 beta.

iOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, ...
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Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators ...

Portland police’s use of encrypted messaging app is raising concerns in the city, courtroom

City leaders say they're considering a review of the department's use of Signal and its auto-delete function. The police ...

Cumberland County DA weighs concerns over Portland police use of encrypted messaging app

District Attorney Jackie Sartoris said Signal can help officers coordinate in real time, but raises questions about public ...

Portland police are using an encrypted app with disappearing messages for stakeouts, investigations

In some cases, officers set messages in the Signal app to delete after 24 hours. People in the legal field say that raises ...