But message an RCS user on a different app or an iPhone, and that encryption falls away. Apple has the same problem. iMessage ...

Put very simply, only use a fully encrypted platform. That means Signal or WhatsApp or iMessage (if strictly between Apple users) or Google Messages (if strictly between Android users). Do’t message ...

When Google Messages finally gets its in-development backup tool, the app should include a heads-up about remaining storage ...

RCS is changing mobile messaging with dynamic and interactive features, surpassing traditional SMS. Brands can now include ...

there’s more to Google Messages than just sending and receiving SMS and MMS. With the iPhone getting RCS support after iOS 18, Android’s default messaging service is becoming a great ...

FireScam malware disguises as Telegram Premium, exploiting permissions for data theft and persistent device control ...

Plenty of SMS apps support RCS, but we can’t give you instructions for all of them. Instead, we will focus on the texting app most Android owners use, which is Google Messages. It comes pre ...

Mobile spam has evolved alongside messaging technology, and Rich Communication Services (RCS) may have worsened things. While Android's Google Messages app has supported RCS since Lollipop, Apple's ...

Among the additional packages is the main malware, called Telegram Premium.apk. This malware, dubbed FireScam, requests ...

Apple even makes messages sent from an Android phone (which defaults to SMS/MMS because Apple doesn't yet support RCS) green, to differentiate them from blue messages sent by other people on iMessage.

it indicates that the last message sent was an RCS message – the Android messaging platform – and not an SMS, said the police. Within the conversation, an RCS message will be marked “RCS ...

You should probably switch to a different method, especially with everything we’re learning about a recent hack that’s been dubbed the “worst in our nation’s history.” Even the federal government is ...