iOS 26.5 Brings End-to-End Encryption to iPhone-Android RCS Messages

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 end-to-end encrypted ‌RCS‌ messaging remains in beta even though it is being released in iOS 26.5.