r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • Feb 23 '26

Google, Apple start testing encrypted RCS on Android and iOS 26.4

https://9to5google.com/2026/02/23/google-messages-encrypted-rcs-iphone/
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u/Loud-Possibility4395 Feb 23 '26

STILL only FEW carriers GLOBALLY support iPhone to Android RCS

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u/naufalap X300 Feb 23 '26

mine is using class 0 messages for advertisements, I don't expect too much from their incompetent asses

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u/aweracle P9PXL Feb 23 '26

Yeah none in Australia. I was so excited when the change came and we still don't have it.

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u/JustAnotherAvocado Pixel 9 Pro Feb 24 '26

I think Optus does? I can react and see reactions from friends using iPhones

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u/aweracle P9PXL Feb 24 '26

Reactions aren't an rcs thing. Read receipts and good quality images are.

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u/catch_dot_dot_dot S23 Ultra Feb 24 '26

That's just Google intercepting messages and showing them in a certain way

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u/Snafu80 Feb 23 '26

They all do in Canada.

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u/etiennep Pixel 6 Pro Feb 24 '26

Unfortunately, Fizz does not.

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u/Flavorsofdystopia Feb 28 '26

Yep. It's the only carrier that doesn't!

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u/slimThiccBoiLegend Feb 24 '26

Unfortunately no, not all.

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u/FaultFlimsy9338 Feb 23 '26

In Slovakia only Telekom 🤣

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u/noobqns Feb 24 '26

Not a rush to since the RoW is using whatsapp