Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 adds support for interoperable video calls from messaging apps. is a senior reporter covering ...

Native video calling could finally mean an end to juggling multiple apps ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 is ready, introducing the prospect of video calls and richer messaging features for apps like ...

RCS 4.0 is here and it promises a lot of interesting upgrades to Google Messages, whether you message other Android users or ...

Now that RCS works between Android and iPhone, it’s become a more important tool for everyone, and the next major update to ...

The GSMA has finalised RCS Universal Profile 4.0, and the headline feature is native video calling baked directly into your ...

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 ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google's been a big proponent of RCS, the standard that modernizes text messaging with features like high-quality media, typing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. The smart advice has been to switch to a fully encrypted ...

With RCS messaging, you get features like typing indicators and the "Delivered" status message while messaging Android users. It also helps ensure high-quality videos and pictures are sent when ...