iOS 26.5 will bring this new feature to the Messages app

Apple has released the iOS 26.5 release candidate build for developers, and this means two things: the public release is coming very soon (either tomorrow or within a few days, next week tops), and there’s an official changelog from Apple now.

This reveals what has been rumored so far: with iOS 26.5, Apple is adding support for end-to-end encryption in RCS messaging. There are caveats for this, however.

First, the feature will be in beta. Then, it’s important to note that end-to-end RCS encryption will only be « available with supported carriers », and will « roll out over time ». So it…