Social network X is bringing its private messaging service, dubbed X Chat, to a standalone app. The company on Monday said the initial beta of the X Chat app was being made available to thousands of ...

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway. Part of the RCS Universal Profile from the GSMA, messages between Android and iOS ...

Apple released iOS 26.3 about two weeks ago, but the company is preparing another iOS update, this time without a beta cycle. MacRumors initially reported that Apple has an iOS 26.3.1 update in the ...

Macworld reports that Apple is testing iOS 26.3.1 without a beta cycle, with the update expected within one to two weeks. This point-release focuses on bug fixes, security patches, and support for new ...

Apple is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in the iOS 26.4 developer beta. This is a long-awaited privacy upgrade for texting across platforms. Apple has confirmed that the feature will not ...

After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging services between Android and iPhones with the introduction of RCS (rich ...

Apple released a new iOS 26.4 beta this week and it brings the RCS feature we’ve all been waiting for. After code diggers discovered that encryption was in the works for RCS on iOS, Apple has gone ...

RCS message open in iPhone messaging app - Kafka Ibram/Shutterstock After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging ...

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the iOS 26.4 beta. Just don't expect to get that much testing done right now.

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This included things like typing indicators, read receipts, and ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. When Apple issued iOS 26.2.1 instead of iOS 26.3, it came as a surprise to some. But it ...

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for ...