Now that RCS works between Android and iPhone, it’s become a more important tool for everyone, and the next major update to ...

With RCS rolling out on the iPhone yesterday, Google is looking ahead on new features including cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Android and iPhone. The governing GSMA body says the ...

Apple’s Messages app has certainly come a long way. When the first iPhone launched in 2007, it could only send SMS — there weren’t even picture messages. Then it got MMS protocol support in iPhone OS ...

The GSMA says the update brings support for Messaging-Initiated Video Calls (MIVC) for 1:1 or group calls, allowing you to switch from text to video at any time, while also allowing members of a group ...

For years, the dreaded green bubble has been a thorn in the side of iPhone users. It represents a messaging experience devoid of the modern features we've come to expect, as iOS shunts conversations ...

The organization behind RCS is working on securing conversations between Android and iPhone users. The organization behind RCS is working on securing conversations between Android and iPhone users. is ...

Apple is now testing end-to-end encryption for RCS between iPhones and Android devices in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. This builds on last week’s rollout for iPhones only. The feature is still in beta and won’t ...

A press note from Samsung re-highlighted how encryption is available only for Android-to-Android RCS chats. Google Messages on Android supports end-to-end encryption through a custom implementation on ...

Many Android users anecdotally report that a lot more of their iPhone contacts have recently begun using RCS to message. Apple highlighted the new iOS 18.1.1 security update as a recommended update ...

Apple recently introduced support for RCS on iOS. This is even though the feature has been around for years. The good news for iPhone users out living in the US is that if you want to make use of RCS ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

The big tech news last month was the FBI’s alert to iPhone and Android users to stop texting after Chinese hackers attacked U.S. networks. Sending SMS messages is a blanket no—it’s woefully insecure.