The US agency in charge of cyber defense (CISA) has warned iPhone users to disable "Send as Text Message" to prevent SMS ...

Apple’s Messages app has certainly come a long way. When the first iPhone launched in 2007, it could only send SMS — there weren’t even picture messages. Then it got MMS protocol support in iPhone OS ...

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Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while ...

This is thanks to the latest RCS standard that includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. It basically enables interoperable encryption between different platform providers.

RCS messaging on iPhones is now finally available to Google Fi subscribers. The feature is rolling out to compatible iPhones with the iOS 18.4 update. Users can enable it by tapping on the RCS ...

In short, it is impossible to reliably use RCS for all your messages. While Google is trying to alleviate the problem by ...

The orange dot that shows up on an iPhone is a perfect example. It’s a symbol letting you know something important, but since it’s so small, its function isn’t immediately clear. Samsung users have ...