Digital Trends

Android L will have built-in encryption, just like iOS

The next major version of Android is going to come with one feature that will please the security-conscious: built-in encryption. It means anyone who grabs hold of your mobile device—from petty ...

Use One of These Apps to Encrypt Your Calls, Because Your Phone Won’t

Cellular protocols are not encrypted end-to-end, meaning that audio could be intercepted along the way—unless you use a ...
CNET

Your iPhone's Green Bubble Messages Get Safer With iOS 26.5: Look for the Lock

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on ...
Techlicious

How to Enable Encryption on Your Smartphone or Tablet

Your phone or tablet holds a lot of personal data about you and your life. Text messages, personal and business contacts, emails, credit card information, private photos and videos — all of these ...

RCS end-to-end encryption between iPhones and Android devices is now live

It comes with the release of iOS 26.5. After many years of anticipation, Apple finally added support for RCS in iOS 18 in late 2024, and it's been ...

iOS 26.5 adding encryption to RCS messages exchanged between Androids and iPhones

OS 26.5 adds encrypted RCS support for iPhone and Android chats, but users should look for the lock indicator before assuming cross-platform conversations are protected.