RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.

Apple’s most significant change to texting in 15 years is nearly here. If you believe the headlines, messaging from iPhone to Android will be as secure as iMessage when the iMaker adds end-to-end ...

Apple is preparing encrypted RCS support for iPhone, a change that could make messaging with Android users more secure and reduce reliance on SMS.

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands ...

Editor's Note: Verizon is warning an RCS texting change is in store for some users in 2025. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below. If you've seen the letters RCS while ...

You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50 ...

This guide tells you everything you need to know about RCS. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Rich Communication Services messaging is new to iPhone, and it makes chatting with Android users much ...

If you've got an iPhone and you've been texting someone using an Android phone -- or vice versa -- the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning you to switch to a ...

The green bubble isn't gone, but Google Messages just fixed its biggest problem ...

Do you pay for text messaging? If you have a smartphone, you don’t have to. There are plenty of mobile messaging app alternatives that you can try at no cost. They work with different types of phones, ...

As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.