The next iPhone software is just around the corner, but the first beta is out already and has significant changes.

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Apple has slowly been ramping up the number of ways you can personalize the look of your iPhone, and in iOS 26 that customization treatment makes its way into the Messages app. Once you download the ...

Apple continues testing iOS 26.4 with the release of beta 2, and the update brings more than just minor tweaks.

There's a bunch of great new features to check out. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The Messages app gains flashy new features in iOS 26 that make group chats far more fun and efficient. It also ...

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This ...

Apple brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to the iPhone with iOS 18 last year, giving green-bubble users access to more features and functions. But what exactly is possible with RCS on ...

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A new message filtering system in iOS 26 could hurt political fundraisers by sending texts from unknown numbers to a separate inbox without notifications. While the feature is opt-in, some political ...