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Apple and Google bridge the gap between iPhone and Android<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/consumerism\/article-896827<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-21 23:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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

The end of the green bubble SMS era: One of the oldest and most annoying problems in the smartphone world is finally being solved. Apple and Google have announced the gradual rollout of end-to-end encrypted messaging between iPhone and Android users, based on the advanced RCS messaging standard. The meaning is clear: In cases where the technical conditions are met, messages between the two rival ecosystems will not only become more seamless, but also significantly better protected against interception, tracking, and exposure along the way.<\/p>\n

The rollout, which began recently\u00a0and is now gradually expanding, marks a turning point in the long-running battle between the \u201cblue bubble\u201d of iPhone users and the \u201cgreen bubble\u201d of Android users. For years, conversations between iPhones benefited from end-to-end encryption via iMessage, while Android-to-Android messaging was protected through Google\u2019s messaging services.<\/p>\n

But when the worlds collided – when an iPhone user texted an Android user – the communication often dropped\u00a0to outdated SMS or MMS messages, which are limited and far less secure.<\/p>\n

Now the picture is changing. According to Apple and Google, RCS encryption between iPhone and Android is beginning to roll out in beta, initially for iPhone users running iOS 26.5 with carrier support, and Android users running the latest version of Google Messages.<\/p>\n

The encryption is expected to be enabled by default, and will gradually be added to both new and existing conversations. Users will know a conversation is protected when they see a lock icon in the chat.<\/p>\n

Android 12. (credit: GOOGLE)<\/p>\n

It is important to emphasize: This is not encryption of traditional SMS itself. SMS is an old standard, limited and not end-to-end encrypted. The change is based on RCS, a more advanced standard designed to replace legacy messaging and add features familiar from modern messaging apps: Typing indicators, read receipts, emoji reactions, higher-quality photo and video sharing, longer…<\/p>\n

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