The GSMA announces the new RCS standard supports interoperable E2EE between platforms; Apple says it will add support for the standard in a future update
'We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates.'
The Verge Jess Weatherbed
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New: Apple says it will support end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in a future software update 9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/e...
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Honestly, i fully expect Apple are doing this as a fuck you to the UK government repeatedly trying to get them to add a backdoor to encryption. — The UK government are fools. There is no secure encryption if you add a backdoor.
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Let's goooooo https://www.theverge.com/...
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UP 3.0 announced and Apple will implement it this year.
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