A new developer version of iOS and iPadOS that supports end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Rich Communications Services (RCS) messages was made available by Apple on Monday.
A future update for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS is anticipated to bring the feature to consumers. It is presently available for testing in the iOS and iPadOS 26.4 Beta.
According to Apple’s release notes, end-to-end encryption is still in development and isn’t compatible with all devices or carriers. “Messages transferred between devices cannot be read since conversations marked as encrypted are encrypted end-to-end.
Additionally, the iPhone manufacturer noted that RCS encryption is only available for talks between Apple devices and not on other platforms like Android read more about Apple Tests End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging in iOS 26.4 Developer Beta.
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