Home / May 13, 2026 / Story
0
#10 The Hacker News general May 12, 2026 at 05:18 UTC

iOS 26.5 Brings Default End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Between iPhone and Android

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Apple's iOS 26.5 introduces end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android devices as part of a cross-industry initiative to replace unencrypted SMS, rolling out to users with supported carriers alongside the latest Google Messages on Android. This represents a significant privacy improvement for the hundreds of millions of users who rely on cross-platform messaging and were previously exposed to SMS interception risks.

Relevance score: 75.0/100

# More from May 13

  1. 1
    Copy.Fail Linux Vulnerability Schneier on Security