Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

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

Apple joined the RCS bandwagon last year, giving its users the ability to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. The only problem? Those messages are not encrypted, exposing them ...

Google Messages encryption will launch this month for beta users. After beta testing is complete, the security protocol will roll out to all Messages users over the next year. End-to-end encryption ...

Twitter users who want to encrypt their direct messages will now finally have a shot, though there are a few conditions and constraints that may get in your way. Twitter itself announced the new ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

The recent bombshell lawsuit filed in San Francisco has sent ripples through the tech world, fueled by whistleblower claims that Meta’s “end-to-end encryption” might have a secret backdoor. While Meta ...

What you need to know to protect your messages Beyond Meta’s suite of apps, it can be hard to keep straight the level of encryption provided by popular messaging services. Twitter does not encrypt ...

We all knew stickers, payment options, and games would appear as the first wave of iMessage apps the moment iOS 10 shipped. Less obvious was the availability of encrypted-message apps that work within ...