This month GSMA announced that Apple’s iOS 26.5 introduced end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging between iPhone and Android devices. The rollout marked a major milestone for secure cross-platform messaging, improving privacy and security for users by ensuring messages could only be read by the sender and recipient. The initiative was described as a collaborative industry effort involving Apple, Google and the GSMA to strengthen modern mobile messaging standards. Read more about the latest announcement below.
Wednesday 20 May, 2026