OS 26.5’s RC is available now, and Apple has confirmed that the update will bring a key RCS upgrade we’ve been waiting for.

All change for iPhone Updated on May 5 as Apple confirms change to iPhone. Timing is everything. Excitement is building with ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today ...

RCS encryption will arrive on iPhones with the roll out of iOS 26.5 later this month.

Should a privacy feature disappear simply because it was optional rather than universal?

The latest test version of iOS 26.5 includes a changelog about bringing some new protections to texts. The smartphone ...

Rather than launching a sleek, worthwhile encrypted messaging app, Musk dropped a junky, insular extension of his social ...

Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, ...

Elon Musk launched XChat, an ad-free, encrypted messaging app to rival WhatsApp, now available on iPhone and iPad.

FBI warnings and new attacks show encrypted messaging isn’t as safe as you think — your phone and your accounts are now the real targets.

Encryption offers an illusion of security. It feeds the notion that even governments, advertisers, or the platform would not be privy to the conversations. In many technical ways, that’s true. However ...

The case, led by a special agent in the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, focused on claims that some ...