iPhones will soon get encrypted RCS messaging to Androids

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 addition of interoperable end-to-end encryption.
Encrypted RCS messaging coming soon to iPhone-Android chats
Phone users will soon be able to send end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to Android users. This is thanks to the new RCS standard, Universal Profile 3.0, which includes end-to-end encryption based on the Messaging Layer Security protocol.
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The new specifications will use RCS Universal Profile 3.0, a cross-platform encryption protocol that will make it easier for iPhones and Android devices to identify each other. The profile allows for richer deep linking,
Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users
‘We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates.’
iPhone RCS messaging with Android will soon be more secure
Apple has announced that it will soon support encrypted RCS messages between iPhones and Android, a welcome upgrade.
RCS messaging will get end-to-end encryption on iPhone
Apple has announced that it will add support for end-to-end encryption to RCS messaging on iOS, although there are few details about when this will happen.
Apple will soon encrypt iPhone-to-Android messages just like iMessage
When Apple released Messages with RCS support in iOS 18 last year, it was missing a key security feature: end-to-end encryption. At the time, Apple said it would wait until encryption was part of the RCS Universal Profile before bringing it to Messages. That day has arrived.
RCS on iPhone will finally get end-to-end encryption
The GSMA published a blog post to announce the new features coming to RCS. The iPhone is getting end-to-end encryption RCS messages via the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol:
Encrypted RCS messages between platforms are coming, but this won't end the messaging wars
The GSMA has announced that the latest specifications for RCS include support for end-to-end encryption using the MLS (message layer security) protocol. This is great news for a sizeable chunk of users in North America,
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