End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users

Breadcrumb Products & Platforms Platforms Android End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users { "reading_time": "[[read\u002Dtime]] min read" } May 11, 2026 · Share x.com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link Google and Apple are rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS, securing chats between Android and iPhone users by default. Elmar Weber GM, Android and Business Communications Share x.com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link class ProgressiveImage { EVENTS = { TRANSITION_END: 'transitionend', }; CSS_CLASSES = { BLUR: 'uni-progressive-image--blur', NO_BLUR: 'uni-progressive-image--no-blur', }; init(el) { this.el = el; this._events(); this._upgradeImage(); } _upgradeImage() { // For gif format images we don't include data-srcset and data-sizes // We can safely remove the blur filter. if (!this.el.dataset.srcset || !this.el.dataset.sizes) { this.el.classList.add(this.CSS_CLASSES.NO_BLUR); return; } this.el.setAttribute('srcset', this.el.dataset.srcset); this.el.setAttribute('sizes', this.el.dataset.sizes); requestAnimationFrame(() => { this.el.classList.add(this.CSS_CLASSES.NO_BLUR); }); } _events() { // Once the transition completes is safe to clean some attributes this.el.addEventListener(this.EVENTS.TRANSITION_END, () => { this.el.classList.remove(this.CSS_CLASSES.BLUR, this.CSS_CLASSES.NO_BLUR); this.el.removeAttribute('data-srcset'); this.el.removeAttribute('data-sizes'); }); } } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { const images = document.querySelectorAll('[data-component="uni-progressive-image"]'); images.forEach((el) => { el.setAttribute('data-component-initialized', true); new ProgressiveImage().init(el); }); }); Google Messages has had end-to-end encrypted messaging between Android devices for years, but we knew we couldn't stop there.Google and Apple have led a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to Rich Communication Services (RCS), making the cross-platform messaging format that...