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

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By Juli CloverFeb 23, 2026, 1:42 pm104 pts
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 first beta, but the feature was limited to iPhone-to-iPhone communications with iMessage turned off. In this…

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