iOS 26.5 will bring this new feature to the Messages app | Infinium-tech
Apple has released an iOS 26.5 Release Candidate build for developers, and that means two things: the public release is coming very soon (either tomorrow or within a few days, next week at the most), and there’s now an official changelog from Apple.
This reveals what has been rumored until now: With iOS 26.5, Apple is adding support for end-to-end encryption in RCS messaging. However, there are some caveats to this.
At first, the feature will be in beta. Again, it’s important to note that end-to-end RCS encryption “will only be available with supported carriers”, and “will be phased out over time”. So after the arrival of iOS 26.5, it will not be like an instant flip like a switch. Still, it’s on the way.
And when it rolls out, Android devices will be able to communicate with iPhones via RCS in an end-to-end encrypted fashion.
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