Blue and green bubbles aside, texting your Android friends has never been safer. Discover the "lock" icon that just changed ...

Here’s how to check if end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging is enabled on your iPhone in iOS 26.5 and active in a given ...

Instagram will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages from 8 May 2026, meaning private chats will no longer have ...

iOS 26.5 will encrypt RCS text messages between iOS and Android. The encryption supports the iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. The update brings new Pride wallpaper to iPhone and Apple Watch. iPhone owners ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today ...

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands.

Signal phishing attack targets journalists, activists, and dissidents with fake support texts that steal backup recovery keys ...

When Google announced Tuesday that end-to-end encrypted messages were coming to Gmail for business users, some people balked, noting it wasn’t true E2EE as the term is known in privacy and security ...

Instagram users will lose access to end-to-end encrypted direct messages from May 8 as Meta removes the optional privacy feature introduced in 2023. While DMs will still remain private in a general ...

As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the feature. But this has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging ...