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Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

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Messages from Android still show up in green, but you can see their typing indicators on iPhone. Google rolled out RCS in 2019, and Apple added it last fall with iOS 18. Google also offers end-to-end ...

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Apple notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.

Apple is once again releasing expanded RCS features with its latest iOS beta update, but there's no telling when it will be widely available.