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Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

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

Apple Finally Testing Encrypted RCS Chats Between iPhone & Android

Apple testing RCS Android iPhone encryption in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. Secure cross-platform texting is coming, but not shipping ...
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Google Messages more widely rolling out circular read receipts redesign

In August of 2024, Google Messages started testing a circular redesign of read receipts. There now looks to be wide beta ...

Apple Is Finally Making Texting Between iPhone and Android Secure

RCS is no longer insecure on iOS—if you're a beta tester.

Apple begins testing end-to-end encryption for Apple-to-Android RCS

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Scores Big on Reasoning Benchmarks

Google rolled out Gemini 3.1 Pro yesterday, touting a 77.1% score on novel logic puzzles that models can't just memorize—more than double 3 Pro's result—and record marks for expert-level scientific ...

That was fast: iOS 26.4 beta 2 now lets iPhones send encrypted RCS messages to Android

The newest iOS beta has just opened up encrypted messaging between Android and iPhone. Here's what we know.