Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are

Last year, Apple confirmed that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the ...
NewsBytes

Apple's Messages app to support end-to-end encrypted RCS messages

Apple is set to introduce end-to-end encryption with RCS in its forthcoming iOS 26 update, enhancing the security of its ...
TechJuice

The End of SMS: Apple Drives the Final Nail in the Coffin of Old Texting

Apple’s iOS 26.4 will bring major Messages upgrades including enhanced RCS texting, expanded privacy, cross-platform features ...
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Google Messages will eventually let you delete RCS chats for everyone

Google appears to be prepping a new Google Messages feature that will let you delete RCS chats remotely. The feature will only work on newer devices updated to support the latest RCS Universal Profile ...
Digital Trends

Google Messages might let you unsend awkward messages in RCS chats

Google Messages, the default messaging app on Android phones, could soon get new features that will let you unsend texts like third-party messengers. The unsend functionality is reportedly under ...
Android Police

How to enable, disable, and use RCS Chat in Google Messages

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...
Android Police

Google Messages wants to help you nag contacts to try RCS

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google's been a big proponent of RCS, the standard that modernizes text messaging with features like high-quality media, typing ...
Business Daily Africa

Android users forced back to SMS after Google switched off ‘free’ messages feature

Messages can now only be sent as standard SMS or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), which require airtime or SMS bundles.
NBC Washington

What is RCS text messaging? What to know amid latest security warnings

Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while ...
Android Authority

Google Messages will soon take the guesswork out of RCS texting (APK teardown)

Google Messages is preparing new RCS labels for contacts. The app will soon display an RCS tag next to the names and numbers of contacts using RCS. In addition to the RCS label, Google Messages is ...
Android Authority

One carrier is responsible for most RCS messages in the US (Update: Not so fast?)

T-Mobile has confirmed to Android Authority that 613 million RCS messages are sent over its network each day in the US. This comes shortly after Google announced that over one billion RCS messages are ...
Morningstar

CellTrust Releases Rich Communication Services (RCS) Message Capture and Archival for Android now available on Google Pixel for Business and Android Enterprise

Organizations in highly regulated industries, such as financial services and government, are required to capture, monitor and archive work related text messages. CellTrust’s mobile communication ...