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iMessage to Android RCS Messages Might Finally Be Super Secure

Kellen January 15, 2026 8

RCS has been a part o the iOS and iMessage bag of tools since 2024 with the release of iOS 18. Since then, there have been billions of RCS messages sent between Android and iOS devices, proving that the adoption by Apple was a really big deal for messaging....

6 Fresh New Features Arrive in Android Feature Drop for June

Kellen June 10, 2025 2

In addition to Android 16 arriving and Google giving Pixel owners a Feature Drop, they've also given all Android owners their own June Feature Drop. While not the largest in history, there are at least 6 items you should know about. The June Android Feature...

Following RCS Landing on the iPhone, More Than a Billion RCS Messages Sent Every Day in US

Kellen May 13, 2025 3

As a part of today's "The Android Show" announcements, Google shared that there are now more than a billion RCS messages sent every day in just the US. That's a massive number that was certainly boosted by Apple's adoption of RCS at the end of last year with...

Google Voice Update Adds Redesigned Call Interface, Forgets Again to Bring RCS

Kellen May 1, 2025 4

A fresh update is on the way to Google Voice that introduces both 3-way calling and "an overall enhanced, redesigned in-call user interface." Unfortunately, Google has still not enabled RCS in Google Voice, and at this point we assume they never will. However,...

New RCS Universal Profile 3.0 Adds End-to-End Encryption, Apple and Google Both Included

Kellen March 14, 2025 9

From the moment that RCS went live in iOS 18 and the world of iPhone owners joined the party that we've had over here on Android, there has been one missing piece to make this a truly great cross-platform messaging experience. I'm talking about end-to-end...

Google Messages Now Lets You RCS Message Yourself and That’s Amazing News

Kellen February 14, 2025 10

Not that I've ever tried this before, but Google Messages has apparently (only now) added the ability to send yourself an RCS message and it may just be one of the greatest features ever. Self-texting in high quality is here! The latest version of Google...

Google Messages Will Support Message Deletion for RCS Users

Tim February 7, 2025 6

It was in July of last year when GSMA laid the foundation of Universal Profile 2.7 for RCS (Rich Communication Services). Within that foundation was a few new features, including the ability to delete already sent messages. Google is now confirmed to be...

RCS Encryption Between Android and iPhones is Hopefully Next

Kellen September 18, 2024 11

The big news of the week for Android users who want to send messages to their friends with iPhones involves the big update to iOS 18 that was just released by Apple. With this update, iPhone owners can send RCS messages over to Android users, meaning big...