Phone users subscribed to Boost Mobile in the US can now rely on RCS messaging after updating their devices to iOS 18.2.

RCS messaging is one of the biggest features in iOS 18. Thanks to the iOS 18.2 update, it's now live for Boost Mobile users.

You should be using an encrypted messaging app instead of texting between iPhones and Android phones, federal security agencies say.

Republished on December 7 as Samsung ditches RCS for millions of its US users. Suddenly, it has all gone wrong for Google Messages. After campaigning for years to see the realization of its ...

Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a messaging standard Apple adopted in iOS 18 that is significantly enhancing the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2. ...

U.S. officials urge citizens to use encrypted messaging and calls wherever they can—here’s what you need to know.

Users across various carriers, including US Mobile, Visible, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Google Fi have started gaining dual SIM RCS support within Google Messages beta, signaling a wider roll ...

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A press note from Samsung re-highlighted how encryption is available only for Android-to-Android RCS chats. Google Messages on Android supports end-to-end encryption through a custom ...

These spam reports will go to the application server and be processed accordingly to “take unilateral blocking action.” Overall, this update will modernize RCS messaging so you don’t have to ...