iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other
Text messages sent between iPhone and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE) after the GSM Association (E2EE).GSMA) Yesterday New specifications released For a wide range of communication services (RCS) Protocols that include support for cross-platform E2EE.
RCS is a long-standing effort to enable SMS-style cross-platform communication with more rich features such as Group messaging, typing indicators, receipt reading, file sharing, and more.
meanwhile Many Android Handset Maker I was employed RCS For yearsApple was the main outlier until it finally became boring. Introducing iOS 18 last year. Most of the core RCS features have since been available for cross-platform messaging, but E2EE has been missing up to now.
Sales Points
E2EE is a data encryption method that ensures that, if you are a beginner, only the sender can read the content. For tech companies, this privacy promise is a major selling point, as it ensures users are safe from secret snoops. Apple offers E2EE Imessage was released in 2011of course it only worked between iOS devices, but WhatsApp completed E2EE Developments in 2016 (And again, it only worked between WhatsApp users).
Google is part of it Previously E2EE added to ITS Your own messaging apphowever, there is the unique challenge of encrypting messages on completely different platforms, not just on different clients. That’s where GSMA is Universal Profile Enter the fight and provide standardized specifications for consistent, interoperable RCS messaging through devices, networks and operators.
Based on encryption messaging layer security (MLS) protocol, new E2EE mechanism in RCS Universal Profile 3.0 It is an important part of an interoperable jigsaw that will ultimately allow iPhone and Android users to communicate securely through the device’s native messaging app.
“This means that RCS will become the first large-scale messaging service to support interoperable E2EE between client implementations from various providers,” said GSMA Technical Director Tom Van Pelt. statement. “Along with other unique security features such as SIM-based authentication, E2EE provides RCS users with the highest level of privacy and security for strong protection from fraud, fraud and other security and privacy threats.”