Apple says it will add RCS encryption to texts with Android following GSMA update

What you need to know

  • The GSM Association announced that its upcoming RCS standard update, RCS Universal Profile 3.0, will bring end-to-end encryption to messaging.
  • This update works like the experience users would have in Google Messages where texts and media sent between parties remains between them.
  • Apple confirms that it will bring encryption to its RCS support for iOS, meaning better communication between it and Android.
  • Apple rolled out RCS support for texts with Android via iOS 18 last year, but it notably lacked this encryption measure.

Today (Mar. 14), reports announce Apple will move forward with a security improvement for its RCS messaging with Android devices.

It was announced in a GSMA press release that the RCS standard will soon rollout E2EE (end-to-end encryption) measures for RCS messages (via The Verge). GSMA’s technical director, Tom Van Pelt, states this update will ensures that messages and files, such as those you’d like to remain confidential, stay secure between the parties involved in the messaging instance.

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