TL;DR
Apple previously confirmed plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages in a future software update
We’ve now spotted code that suggests end-to-end encryption could be coming to RCS messages on iPhones as early as iOS 26.
Code suggests that Apple will be using the MLS protocol introduced by GSMA’s Universal Profile 3.0, which was developed with Apple’s involvement.
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