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Your iPhone RCS chats with Android are encrypted in iOS 26.5: How to verify E2E is enabled

With the latest 26.5 updates, RCS messages are also encrypted with the iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and even the Vision Pro.

Source ZDNet AI Summary Updated May 12, 2026

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With the latest 26.5 updates, RCS messages are also encrypted with the iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and even the Vision Pro.

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