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

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone.

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Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

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Apple notes that the encrypted messages are just a test and aren't available for all devices, carriers, or regions yet.

OS 26.4 beta 2 arrived today for developers, and it has two changes that reverse iOS 26 app search designs to be more like iOS 18.

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WhatsApp is developing scheduled messages for iPhone, spotted in an iOS TestFlight beta. Users will pick a send time and manage queued texts.

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