Apple tips upcoming encrypted RCS messages between iOS, Android

The end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages is approaching reality, whereby the management committee behind the standard, the GSMA, announces today that it is willing to go.

However, this afternoon is not displayed on your iPhone or Android devices. But it is noteworthy that Apple has undertaken to turn it off.

In an explanation of 9to5mac, Apple said that it was “pleased to lead a cross-sectoral effort to bring end-to-end encryption to the RCS universal profile published by the GSMA. We will add support for end-to-end encryption reports to iOS, iPados, MacOS and Watchos in future software updates.”

Rich Communication Services (RCS) enables the copywriters to exchange high -quality media and to offer functions such as reading leges. Android messages are still displayed in green, but you can see your tip indicators on the iPhone.

Google introduced RCS in 2019 and added Apple to iOS 18 last autumn. Google too Offers End-to-end encryption for RCS messages between Android users via the Google News app. However, RCS chats from telephone-to-Android chats only encrypt messages in the transit, not from end-to-end, which may take messages to take the risk of interface.

In September, the GSMA E2EE teased between iOS and Android, but later said it could take months. This day came with Tom van Pelt, the technical director of GSMA, and announced the availability of new GSMA specifications for RCS with E2EE, which are based on the messaging layer security (MLS) protocol.

“These procedures ensure that messages and other content, such as files, remain confidential and safe when traveling between customers,” says van Pelt. “This means that RCS will be the first large messaging service that supports interoperable E2EE between customer implementations of various providers.

“Together with other unique security functions such as SIM-based authentication, E2EE users with the highest privacy and security to protect more protection against fraud, fraud and other safety and data protection threats,” he adds.

“We are pleased to have this updated specification of GSMA and to work as soon as possible with the mobile ecosystem in order to implement and expand this important user protection to cross-platform RCS messages,” says Google to the verge.

This is done for a few months after the FBI has asked the Americans to use encrypted messaging services according to the Salt -Typhoon attack that violated at least nine large telecommunications companies in the USA.

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