{"id":244057,"date":"2026-05-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/ios-26-5-is-here-with-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-heres-what-else-you-get\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T00:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:15:08","slug":"ios-26-5-is-here-with-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-heres-what-else-you-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/ios-26-5-is-here-with-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-heres-what-else-you-get\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.5 Is Here With End-to-End Encrypted RCS. Here’s What Else You Get"},"content":{"rendered":"

iOS 26.5 Is Here With End-to-End Encrypted RCS. Here’s What Else You Get<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/ios-265-is-here-with-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-heres-what-else-you-get<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-11 23:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.pcmag.com<\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE 5\/11:<\/strong> Apple today released its latest iOS updates\u2014iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, among others\u2014which bring with them end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android devices.<\/p>\n

The option launches in beta for iPhone users running iOS 26.5 with supported carriers. In the US, that includes AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, as well as Boost Mobile, C Spire, Consumer Cellular, Cricket, Metro by T-Mobile, Mint Mobile, US Cellular, and more. Android users will have access via the latest version of Google Messages. <\/p>\n

“When RCS messages are end-to-end encrypted, they can\u2019t be read while they\u2019re sent between devices,” Apple says. “Users will know that a conversation is end-to-end encrypted when they see a new lock icon in their RCS chats. Encryption is on by default and will be automatically enabled over time for new and existing RCS conversations.”<\/p>\n

Also in iOS 26.5 are improvements to Liquid Glass. A “Reduce Motion setting more reliably reduces the animations of Liquid Glass for users sensitive to on-screen motion,” Apple says. Meanwhile, a “Reduce bright effects” setting will minimize bright flashes when tapping on things, while subtitle and caption settings will be available from the captions icon while something is playing.<\/p>\n

Plus, Apple says the update offers “improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly,” after people complained about frequent typing mistakes.<\/p>\n

Other Changes in iOS 26.5<\/h2>\n