The newest iOS beta has just opened up encrypted messaging between Android and iPhone. Here's what we know.

Apple testing RCS Android iPhone encryption in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. Secure cross-platform texting is coming, but not shipping ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Overall, the implementation of live location sharing in Google Messages is extremely straightforward and quite similar to how ...

For many years, users have relied on cumbersome workarounds to achieve similar results.

WhatsApp is getting Group Chat History and message scheduler features soon.

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...

On WhatsApp, though, the only way to schedule a message right now is by using Apple’s Shortcuts app to build an automation. It works – technically – but it’s hardly seamless. A built-in option should ...

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

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

Google Messages looks like it's about to add a long-needed feature — live location sharing.

Once real-time location sharing is active in Google Messages, a persistent banner appears at the top of the chat, clearly indicating that live location sharing is on and showing how much time is left.