Here's how to check if your carrier supports the messaging protocol, how to enable it and when Apple could bring end-to-end encryption to the protocol on your iPhone.

OS 26 could finally bring end-to-end encryption to RCS, securing conversations between iPhone and Android users with the MLS ...

Sending a text you regret used to mean you had to live with it or rely on a third-party app like WhatsApp to bail you out.

RCS messaging between Android and iOS might get a major upgrade in the coming months based on code references in the iOS 26 ...

With the release of iOS 18 in 2024, iPhone users were finally able to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. However, one important feature has been missing -- encryption. Now, ...

If another Android phone also has RCS enabled, text messages will automatically use the new protocol. Google is doing a slow rollout and only about 1% of Android phones will get the update Thursday.

As of iOS 18, RCS is supported — meaning some features you previously only saw when reading or sending messages to other iPhone users also now work when conversing with Android owners.

RCS Business Messaging on Google Messages now supports PDF files, allowing companies to send documents like flight tickets ...

Google is staying true to their commitment to RCS, as it seems Android Q may bring RCS capabilities to third-party apps with new system APIs.