iPhone users can test encrypted RCS texts to Android in iOS 26.4 beta 2

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully ...

Apple is finally starting to test secure RCS messaging between iPhone and Android

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

iOS 26.4 beta 2 adds support for testing encrypted RCS between iPhone and Android

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone.
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Google Messages update puts distance between Android and iPhone

iOS 18 added support for RCS cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android. Android users can now edit RCS messages sent to iPhones using Google Messages, but iPhone users can't do the same yet.
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Google, Apple may team up to ease Android-iPhone switching

Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and iPhone 17 Pro Max (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Craig Russell) Switching between Android and iPhone has long been a frustrating process. Users often face missing photos, ...