Special Google Messages icon for iOS-Android RCS chats has been removed

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon.

Reserve your Z Fold 6 or Z Flip 6 now and get $50 of instant Samsung credit and a chance to win $5,000!can start messaging with their Android packing pals, relatives, and co-workers using RCS. This brings features such as read receipts, typing indicators, high-quality images, and videos to chats between iOS and Android users. Some of these features haven't been working yet, typical for a beta release.

In the red box on the left is the 'no end-to-end encryption' icon which is removed on the right|Image credit-9to5Mac As of now, the version of RCS supported by iOS does not include end-to-end encryption. It does encrypt messages in transit but your carrier will be able to read all of your messages. What will happen to end-to-end encryption when the stable version ofis released is unknown but we can tell you that the text bubbles will remain green when an iPhone user is chatting with an Android user over RCS.

 

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