Google spent much of the past five years struggling to replace SMS with RCS, short for “Rich Communications Services.” This wireless-industry-backed standard adds such interactive features as read receipts, typing indicators, and tapback emoji as well as message encryption–the same basic features that Apple provides in iMessage, just not locked into iPhones.īut while RCS securing messages in transit represents a massive upgrade over SMS sending your texts in the clear, until today RCS limited end-to-end encryption to one-to-one chats. Google’s post says this feature “will be available to some users in the open beta program over the coming weeks.” To check if you have access, simply sign up to be a tester (Opens in a new window) to unlock the beta version of Messages. Using encryption right now requires a beta version of Google’s Messages app, and not everyone will gain access to it immediately. Google today announced it's rolling out end-to-end encryption for group chats as part of a blog post (Opens in a new window) marking the 30th anniversary of the first text message received on a phone via a cell network. Group text chats among Android users are getting a little more secure–assuming everyone in the chat uses a beta version of Google’s Messages app. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files. How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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