RCS messaging adds end-to-end encryption between Android and iOS

When RCS messaging became available on the iPhone with the rollout of iOS 18, the technical director of the GSM Association teased that the next major milestone for the messaging standard is the addit [...]

How to send a message via satellite on iPhone

Apple’s satellite features were originally designed for emergencies, allowing iPhone users to contact emergency services when cellular and Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable. With recent versions of iOS, [...]

Google Fi users on iPhone finally get RCS messaging

Apple only supported RCS on the big three carriers in the first iOS18 releases. [...]

‘We knew we couldn’t stop there’: iOS 26.5 arrives with cross-platform encrypted RCS messaging, but there’s a serious security catch

End-to-end encryption is coming to RCS messages, Apple and Google have announced. [...]

'Delete for everyone' appears in the Google Messages beta

If you sent something you regret in a Google Messages RCS group chat, it looks like you'll soon be able to delete it for everyone, not just yourself. On Thursday, a Reddit user posted (via 9to5Go [...]

XChat, the standalone app for messaging on X, is available on iOS now

XChat, the standalone app for accessing X's messaging feature, is available to download now for iOS. X first suggested it would be stripping direct messaging from X in 2025, but at least for now, [...]

Spotify has a group messaging feature now

Spotify is adding group chats to the messaging service it premiered last year. In an addendum to the original blog post introducing Messages, the company announced that users can initiate chats with u [...]

Report: A Future iOS Update Will Bring Encrypted RCS Messaging to iPhones

It remains unclear when the encrypted messaging feature will be added to iPhones. [...]

Google Messages is preparing a new trick to get your friends and family to switch to RCS

Hidden code inside Google Messages for Android suggests you'll be able to invite people to use RCS. [...]