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How to tell whether your Android messages are actually using RCS — and what to do when they're not

Check if your texts are on RCS and fix drops.
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What does encrypted mean on iMessage?

If your iPhone underwent an update in May 2026, you might have noticed the word "encrypted" appearing at the top of some of your text threads. This actually isn't an indication that anything has ...
9to5google

Google Messages removes no encryption icon from iPhone RCS chats

As of last week, Google Messages indicated that Android-iPhone RCS conversations don’t support end-to-end encryption with a lock icon that features a slash. This is because Google Messages uses its ...
GCN

How to send fully encrypted Gmail to outside recipients

Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to send fully encrypted Gmail messages that not even Google could intrude on and read? Well, the wait’s over! Google Workspace has also implemented the ...
Android Authority

Google Messages takes a step towards secure messaging across apps and platforms (APK teardown)

The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google ...
TechCrunch

Apple readies iMessage for when quantum computers could break encryption

Apple announced today it is upgrading iMessage’s security layer to post-quantum cryptography, starting in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4 and watchOS 10.4. The technology giant said that in the coming ...
NBC Washington

Why the U.S. government is saying all citizens should use end-to-end encrypted messaging

Think twice before sending your next text message. Or better yet, make sure you are using an end-to-end encryption method. End-to-end encryption helps ensure that only the intended recipients can read ...
Mashable

TikTok doesn't end-to-end encrypt your DMs

TikTok doesn't encrypt your direct messages like other platforms including Instagram, Messenger, and X, which offer the privacy option. According to a report by the BBC, TikTok will not add end-to-end ...
Forbes

Gmail Users Can Finally Send Encrypted Email To Anyone — Here’s How

Gmail gets EE2E as it turns 21. The greatest April Fool’s Day joke that never was has to have taken place on April 1, 2004. It was then that Google, without a hint of irony, launched what was to ...
Wired

Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams

Google is rolling out an end-to-end encrypted email feature for business customers, but it could spawn phishing attacks, particularly in non-Gmail inboxes. End-to-end encryption is a protection that ...
MacRumors

PSA: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, Meta will potentially be able to see the contents of all messages between ...