The new feature, which is meant to increase security and privacy, isn't available to all iPhone users.

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If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

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Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.

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End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says ...