Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted RCS, new wallpapers, Maps suggestions, and security updates for older devices.

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Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on ...

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If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

It feels like every year, Apple quietly adds dozens of small features and improvements to the Messages app, but most of them fly under the radar. These aren’t flashy or eye-grabbing features, but they ...

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It's currently available to beta users. WhatsApp has been testing the View-Once disappearing messages feature on its Android app since last month, and ...