RCS 3.0 was officially unveiled by the GSMA, an association representing mobile network operators. On the face of it, it’s fairly boring news. However, this one is special because it’ll finally fix ...

Apple has now compromised the security options for tens of millions of iPhone users after misjudged government pressure. And while this currently affects only UK users and there’s no hint yet that ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption in May, and affected messages may need to be downloaded beforehand.

Apple is testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS chats between iOS and Android in the latest iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 release. You can test the feature now on ...

Stop texting—but these apps need to change as well. Republished on December 11 with proposed new legislation to enforce cybersecurity rules on U.S. networks, this follows proposals to mandate ...

The RCS communication protocol is basically next-gen SMS, adding support for features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher-quality image, video, and file sharing features. Google has been ...

Pulling the plug on privacy?

After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging services between Android and iPhones with the introduction of RCS (rich ...

Hackers could be after your text messages. Especially vulnerable: texts between Android and Apple devices. Three weeks ago the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...