---
title: "Apple, Google drag cross-platform texting into the encrypted age"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-google-drag-cross-platform-texting-into-the-encrypted-age-kq1wdivji
source_url: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/12/apple-google-drag-cross-platform-texting-into-the-encrypted-age/5238556
type: article
source: "The Register"
published: 2026-05-12T09:47:20.791Z
updated: 2026-05-12T09:47:59.516Z
tags: ["google", "apple", "encryption"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
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# Apple, Google drag cross-platform texting into the encrypted age

**[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Apple and Android devices can now exchange end-to-end encrypted messages natively, ending the long-standing limitation where cross-platform texts between iPhone and Android users lacked encryption without relying on third-party apps like Signal or WhatsApp. This marks a significant milestone for the RCS messaging standard.

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