If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

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Here are some of the new features iOS 26.5 brings to your iPhone. End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on your device. The iOS ...

While iMessage and Meta's apps dominate modern messaging, there have been many other instant messaging apps that were hugely popular in the past.

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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.

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