{"id":657054,"date":"2025-03-14T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/iphone-and-android-users-will-soon-be-able-to-send-encrypted-rcs-messages-to-each-other\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T19:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:00:32","slug":"iphone-and-android-users-will-soon-be-able-to-send-encrypted-rcs-messages-to-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/iphone-and-android-users-will-soon-be-able-to-send-encrypted-rcs-messages-to-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"#iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f012d956bc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f012d956bc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/iphone-and-android-users-will-soon-be-able-to-send-encrypted-rcs-messages-to-each-other\/#Selling_point\" >Selling point<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GSMA<\/a>) yesterday <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/gsma_resources\/gsma-rcs-universal-profile-3-0-specifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">published new specifications<\/a> for the Rich Communication Services (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/rcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RCS<\/a>) protocol that include support for cross-platform E2EE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RCS is a long-standing effort to enable SMS-style cross-platform communications with richer features, such as group messaging, typing indicators, read receipts, and file-sharing \u2014 similar to what messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s such as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> provide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/huawei\/huawei-throws-weight-behind-rcs-with-google-tie-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">many<\/a> Android handset makers had adopted RCS through the years, Apple was the main outlier until it finally succumbed with the introduction of iOS 18 last year. Most of the core RCS features have been available for cross-platform messaging since then, but E2EE has hitherto been missing \u2014 until now.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-selling-point\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selling_point\"><\/span>Selling point<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E2EE, for the uninitiated, is a data encryption method that ensures only the sender and the recipient of a message can read its content. For tech companies, this privacy-preserving promise is a major selling point, as it assures users that their messages are safe from snooping. Apple has offered E2EE since it launched iMessage back in 2011, though of course that only worked between iOS devices, while WhatsApp completed its E2EE rollout in 2016 (and, again, it only worked between WhatsApp users).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google, for its part, has previously added E2EE to its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2023\/07\/an-important-step-towards-secure-and.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">own Messages app<\/a>, but encrypting messages across not only different clients but also entirely different platforms comes with its own unique challenges. That\u2019s where the GSMA\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/rcs\/universal-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">universal profile<\/a> enters the fray, providing a standardized specification for consistent, interoperable RCS messaging across devices, networks, and operators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the cryptographic Messaging Layer Security (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/rfc\/rfc9420.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MLS<\/a>) protocol, the new E2EE mechanism in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/gsma_resources\/gsma-rcs-universal-profile-3-0-specifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RCS Universal Profile 3.0<\/a> is a vital piece of the interoperable jigsaw, one that will ultimately enable iPhone and Android users to communicate securely via their device\u2019s native messaging app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat means that RCS will be the first large-scale messaging service to support interoperable E2EE between client implementations from different providers,\u201d GSMA technical director Tom Van Pelt said in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/rcs-encryption-a-leap-towards-secure-and-interoperable-messaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">statement<\/a>. \u201cTogether with other unique security features such as SIM-based authentication, E2EE will provide RCS users with the highest level of privacy and security for stronger protection from scams, fraud and other security and privacy threats.\u202f\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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