Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be ...

Tapping the icon puts the message into an edit mode where changes can be made and the message resent. The feature worked on messages sent to iPhones running iOS 18.5 and the iOS 26 developer beta.

iPhones and Android smartphones started to play more nicely together after Apple finally opted to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard. Prior to this, messages between the two ...

Messages between Android, iPhones could get end-to-end encryption soon By soon, we mean iOS 26 soon. That's like, next month.

Google is giving the first Android beta testers the opportunity to change RCS messages to iOS users retrospectively. However, the rollout will take some time. As part of the RCS Unviersal Profile 3.0, ...

Google is finally starting to roll out the ability for Android users to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, a feature previously unavailable cross-platform.

Thanks to this, some Android users are now able to edit messages sent to iPhone users if those iPhones are running the latest versions of iOS, 18.5 or newer, including iOS 26 beta.

When you tap Carrier, it will change to IMS Status and show messaging support details to the right. For example, if your ...

When Apple introduced the “Send Later” feature in iOS 18, many iPhone users were thrilled. The ability to schedule messages for later delivery felt like one of those small but life‑changing ...