The encrypted messaging update is the most important change and could arrive as soon as iOS 26.5. Apple announced in the release notes for the iOS 26.4 developer beta that it was being tested, adding, ...

OS 26 brought a lot of new features to the Messages app, including an AI upgrade for an essential feature: search.

Apple has slowly been ramping up the number of ways you can personalize the look of your iPhone, and in iOS 26 that customization treatment makes its way into the Messages app. Once you download the ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...

During the iOS 26.4 beta cycle, Apple let users test out RCS messaging with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). From the very first beta though, Apple was clear that E2EE for RCS was only being tested in ...

When iOS 26 first dropped, there was one pretty huge group chat bug. Some users complained that their messages to existing group chats were sent as individual chats instead of chats to the entire ...

Earlier in the iOS 26 cycle, there were some anomalies. Some updates came later than expected and the removal of the iOS 18 ...

The launch of iOS 26 brought several high-profile additions like Liquid Glass and AI in the form of Apple Intelligence, but ...

iOS 26.5 Public Beta: Is End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging Finally Coming to iPhone?