Meta Executive Flagged Messenger Encryption Risks and Called Plan Irresponsible, Shows Court Filing

Court filings show Meta executives warned in 2019 that encrypting Messenger could reduce child exploitation reporting to authorities.

That was fast: iOS 26.4 beta 2 now lets iPhones send encrypted RCS messages to Android

The newest iOS beta has just opened up encrypted messaging between Android and iPhone. Here's what we know.

Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible', shows court filing

Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite ...

Apple examines encryption of messages between iPhone and Android

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android.

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

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 ...

Apple begins testing end-to-end encryption for Apple-to-Android RCS

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...

Apple Begins Testing End-to-End Encryption for RCS Messages in iOS 26.4 Beta

Apple is testing secure messaging between Android and iOS devices with iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. The ...

Apple is finally starting to test secure RCS messaging between iPhone and Android

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.
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Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.