Apple confirmed iOS 18 will support RCS messaging on iPhone and then brought RCS functionality to the first iOS 18 betas. You can text your Android contacts via RCS right now, assuming your carrier supports it. However, Apple said that the iPhone will support the GSMA's RCS standard, not Google's implementation. Therefore, RCS on iPhone will lack the end-to-end encryption that iMessage gets, even though Google built encryption into its RCS system. It was clear back then that end-to-end encryption would not come to RCS on iPhone until the GSMA updated its RCS standard. Fast-forward to late July, and a Google Messages leak reveals that encryption might be in the works for the RCS universal profile, which the GSMA supports. If that's the case, RCS on the iPhone might also support end-to-end encryption in the near future. Continue reading... The post iPhone RCS encryption might be coming sooner than we thought appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Ring Video Doorbell deals for July 2024 Wednesday’s top Prime Day deals: Ninja blenders, laptops, Apple Watches, Crest Whitestrips, Oura Ring, more Exclusive Prime Day deal: Get an ultra-compact GEEKOM A5 Mini PC for only $339 137+ best Prime Day weekend deals you can already shop now