Encrypted RCS is coming in iOS 26.4
Birchtree
March 12, 2026
Juli Clover: iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts
> iPhone users will need to install the second beta of iOS 26.4 to exchange encrypted messages with Android users, while Google users need to have the latest version of Google Messages.
You love to see it. Next up, I’d love to see them make it work with Samsung’s messaging app, which would cover most of the US market.
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