Jake Peterson Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor Experience Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions. Read Full Bio May 4, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Credit: Tada Images/Shutterstock Key Takeaways Apple is about to support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS on iPhones. The company rolled out support for E2EE for RCS messaging with the iOS 26.4 beta, and it is officially releasing it with iOS 26.5. Once updated, users can take advantage of the encryption, assuming their Android friends are running the latest version of Google Messages. Table of Contents Perhaps the best thing to happen to smartphones in the past five years was Apple's decision to start supporting RCS .…