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, ...

On an Android phone using Google Messages, visit the chat thread you want to leave. Tap the conversation's name to bring up ...

However, when an iPhone user wants to send a message to an Android user (or vice versa), the messages are encrypted using a different method, RCS, which is more vulnerable.

However, between an Android device and an iPhone, there currently is no encryption. The industry is at least telling us that they are working on it.

It looks like end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones might be arriving sooner than expected. Code spotted in early iOS 26 betas suggests Apple is already testing the secure protocols ...

Furthermore, Android L will offer heightened security compared to past builds, with photos, messages and videos on an encrypted device said to be impenetrable, even to law enforcement agencies.

Security researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany have shown that they can extract photos, surfing history, and contact lists from Android smartphones, even if the phone is ...

The GSM Association promises end-to-end encryption is coming to the Rich Communication Services messaging standard, which will better protect communications between mobile devices.