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Title: Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are Post by: HCK on February 12, 2026, 04:05:06 pm Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/12/messages-app-icon-ios-26.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>Last year, Apple confirmed (https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone/)that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the time, iOS 18 was still the latest version of iOS – thus implying that the upgrade would come as part of the next round of software – iOS 26.</p> <p>So far, end-to-end encryption is yet to ship. That’s not the only thing though. The upgrade to end-to-end encryption would’ve also necessitated other major upgrades (https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/15/apple-rcs-texting-feature-upgrades-ios-19/) to the RCS protocol, and as of iOS 26.3 RC, it’s all still missing.</p> <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="ios-26,messages,rcs" data-layer-viewtype="unknown" data-post-id="1024357" href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/07/apple-messages-app-upgrades-coming-soon-ios-26-4-rcs-texting/#more-1024357" class="more-link">more…[/url] Source: Apple will introduce these key Messages app upgrades very soon, here’s what they are (https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/07/apple-messages-app-upgrades-coming-soon-ios-26-4-rcs-texting/) |