---
title: "Texts between iPhone and Android can now be end-to-end encrypted"
description: "Apple and Google began rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, so cross-platform texts can only be read by sender and recipient."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/rcs-end-to-end-encryption-iphone-android
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-05-11T20:50:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T04:22:41.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Apple","Google","RCS","Encryption","iOS 26.5","Android"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","Apple Newsroom"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/apple-rcs-messaging-beta-jpg-og-8598c3e4.jpg
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/rcs-end-to-end-encryption-iphone-android
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/rcs-end-to-end-encryption-iphone-android
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# Texts between iPhone and Android can now be end-to-end encrypted

> Apple and Google began rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, so cross-platform texts can only be read by sender and recipient.

![Image: Apple](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/apple-rcs-messaging-beta-jpg-og-8598c3e4.jpg)

## What's new
**End-to-end encrypted RCS** messaging between **iPhone** and **Android** began rolling out in beta. Only the sender and recipient can read the messages.

## Requirements
- **iPhone**: **iOS 26.5** with a supported carrier.
- **Android**: the latest **Google Messages**.
- Encrypted chats show a **lock icon**; encryption is on by default.

## Background
- **iMessage** has been end-to-end encrypted since 2011.
- Android users have had E2EE among themselves since 2021.
- Apple only began supporting RCS in 2023.

The rollout is in beta, so some users may not have it yet.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, Apple Newsroom

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-05-11. Cite as: “Texts between iPhone and Android can now be end-to-end encrypted”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/rcs-end-to-end-encryption-iphone-android