Key Findings Apple is testing end-to-end encrypted Rich Communications Services (RCS) messaging in the iOS and iPadOS 26.4 developer beta. The feature is still in beta and not yet available to all devices or carriers. Encrypted conversations are labeled as such and cannot be read while in transit between devices. RCS encryption is currently only available for testing between Apple devices and not with other platforms like Android. The RCS encryption is based on the Messaging
