Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

The freedom that an Android phone offers also comes with a price, and one of the biggest is the app overload. Unlike iOS and other Apple devices, where iMessage dominates everyday conversation between ...

iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 holds the key ...

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody outside the chat can access the content. A lawsuit claims that this isn’t true ...

The day when quantum computers will be able to break conventional encryption is rapidly approaching, but not all companies are prepared to implement post-quantum cryptography. Quantum-safe encryption ...

Human rights activists have warned that their work in the UK could be under threat, as ministers press ahead with plans that could allow online platforms to scan private encrypted messages. Regulators ...

Russian authorities on Monday imposed a ban on WhatsApp, marking the latest step in efforts to tighten control over the internet and online communications. On Tuesday, Russia’s state media regulator ...

Unlike some Android phones, iPhones don't have a dedicated notification LED that lights up when you get a call, text, or other alert. What iPhones do include is an optional Accessibility feature for ...

Switching from an iPhone to an Android device has been simplified with the introduction of a native data transfer tool in iOS 26.3 RC. Accessible under the “Transfer or Reset iPhone” section in the ...

Apple’s iOS 26.3 update, scheduled for release on February 9, 2024, brings a range of improvements aimed at enhancing privacy, security, functionality, and overall performance. While it doesn’t ...

Last year, Apple confirmed that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the time, iOS 18 was still the latest version of iOS – thus implying that the upgrade ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has so far been unable to access data from a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone because it was protected by Apple’s Lockdown Mode when agents seized the device from ...