
Ryan Haines / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Apple has started testing end-to-end encrypted RCS in the first iOS 26.4 developer beta.
- RCS encryption currently works only between iPhones, not between iPhone and Android.
- Apple says full RCS E2EE will arrive in a future software update across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.
With the first developer beta of iOS 26.4 rolling out this week, Apple has quietly activated early support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in RCS (Rich Communication Services) within its…

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