Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible', shows court filing

By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt ...

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Meta Executive Flagged Messenger Encryption Risks and Called Plan Irresponsible, Shows Court Filing

Court filings show Meta executives warned in 2019 that encrypting Messenger could reduce child exploitation reporting to authorities.
Android Authority

Google Messages is now officially encrypted for all RCS chats and on by default

Google has turned Google Messages encryption on by default for all current and future users. Group RCS chats are also now fully encrypted. Some users might need to agree to a TOS alert before RCS will ...

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...
Android Authority

Google Messages takes a step towards secure messaging across apps and platforms (APK teardown)

The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google ...
ExtremeTech

iOS 26.4 Beta Tests Fully Encrypted RCS Chats Between iPhone and Android

Apple notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.
9to5Google

Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.