Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption in May, and affected messages may need to be downloaded beforehand.

"Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months. Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end ...

Microsoft Authenticator Flaw on Android, iOS Could Leak Login Codes for Millions Your email has been sent A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Authenticator could expose sensitive login codes ...

The CVE-2025-20435 exploit requires no malware, no internet connection, and no password. MediaTek powers a huge share of the global Android market, particularly in mid-range ...

Businesses depend on messaging apps just as much as individuals. Smooth business operations require instant, clear ...

Apple has taken a first step toward blocking the ability of third parties to read messages sent between iPhone and Android. Apple has recently began testing a new technology that enables encryption of ...

After initial attempts between iPhones with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for the SMS successor Rich Communication Services (RCS) under iOS 26.4 Beta 1, Apple is now starting “real” tests of the ...

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time. You may recall that in the first iOS ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging services between Android and iPhones with the introduction of RCS (rich ...

Apple has started testing end-to-end encrypted RCS in the first iOS 26.4 developer beta. RCS encryption currently works only between iPhones, not between iPhone and Android. Apple says full RCS E2EE ...