{"id":20552,"date":"2026-01-13T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20552"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:17:13","slug":"ios-26-3-beta-2-hints-at-upcoming-end-to-end-encryption-for-rcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20552","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.3 beta 2 hints at upcoming end-to-end encryption for RCS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/iphone-android-rcs-2_2751d8.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"Apple RCS bubbles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/iphone-android-rcs-2_2751d8.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/iphone-android-rcs-2_2751d8.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/iphone-android-rcs-2_2751d8.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/09\/iphone-android-rcs-2_2751d8.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Final March, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/03\/14\/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple introduced<\/a> plans to help end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, following the standardization of the function by the GSM Affiliation. After practically a yr of silence on that entrance, as we speak\u2019s betas counsel that Apple is shifting nearer to rolling it out.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1034976\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e83f0ace2ef\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69e83f0ace2ef\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e83f0ace2ef\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20552\/#Characteristic_is_obligatory_besides_the_place_prohibited_by_native_rules\" title=\"Characteristic is obligatory, besides the place prohibited by native rules\">Characteristic is obligatory, besides the place prohibited by native rules<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=20552\/#Accent_offers_on_Amazon\" title=\"Accent offers on Amazon\">Accent offers on Amazon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-feature-is-mandatory-except-where-prohibited-by-local-regulations\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Characteristic_is_obligatory_besides_the_place_prohibited_by_native_rules\"><\/span>Characteristic is obligatory, besides the place prohibited by native rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As noticed by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TiinoX83\/status\/2010830920681427199\">Tiino-X83 on X<\/a>, iOS 26.3 beta 2 accommodates references to a brand new service bundle setting that may enable carriers to allow or disable E2EE for RCS messages.<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, Tiino-X83 additionally famous that \u201csolely the 4 important French carriers (Bouygues, Orange, SFR and Free) have this line of code,\u201d and that \u201cno different service, whatever the nation\u201d he checked, had it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Par contre, c\u2019est tr\u00e8s weird, seuls les quatre principaux op\u00e9rateurs fran\u00e7ais (Bouygues, Orange, SFR et Free) ont cette ligne de code ! <\/p>\n<p>Aucun autre op\u00e9rateur, quel que soit le pays que j\u2019ai regard\u00e9, n\u2019a cette ligne de code \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n<p>Poke <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronp613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@aaronp613<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiino-X83 (@TiinoX83) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TiinoX83\/status\/2010830924645109825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Whereas the GSMA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RCC.71-v3.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documentation<\/a> states that RCS shoppers\u00a0should allow E2EE by default, this default might be restricted by native rules:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>R5-43-1 RCS shoppers shall allow E2EE by default except expressly prohibited by native rules.<\/p>\n<p>R5-43-1-1 The RCS shopper supplier shall allow or disable E2EE for all their customers in a market of operation.<\/p>\n<p>R5-43-1-2 The RCS shopper supplier shall not allow or disable E2EE for a subset of customers, or for particular person customers in a market of operation.<\/p>\n<p>R5-43-1-3 If E2EE is disabled, the person shall learn that E2EE shouldn&#8217;t be out there of their market of operation. R5-43-2 All Consumer Initiated Content material shall be end-to-end encrypted, excluding \u201cIs Typing\u201d Notifications<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Moreover, if E2EE is energetic, the GSMA normal\u00a0requires that the person be capable of see the encryption standing. The service bundle setting found within the iOS 26.3 beta might function a toggle for these necessities.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s price noting that it isn&#8217;t but assured that the function will arrive with iOS 26.3, as Apple might simply be laying the groundwork for a future iOS model that can allow it.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the truth that the code is now there means that help might land sooner slightly than later.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accessory-deals-on-amazon\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accent_offers_on_Amazon\"><\/span>Accent offers on Amazon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source-badge\">\n\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use revenue incomes auto affiliate hyperlinks.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extra.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4brHwnp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1034676\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/970-x-250-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final March, Apple introduced plans to help end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, following the standardization of the function by the GSM Affiliation. 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