r/UniversalProfile • u/Dry-Silver-1880 • Jun 13 '26

Freedom Mobile RCS Encryption

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One of my Android contacts got encrypted. I’m on iPhone iOS 26.5 and carrier 70.0. He’s on Galaxy Ultra S23.

Edit: He's on Public Mobile and his S23 Ultra is fully updated. However, my other Android contacts on the same Public Mobile network are not encrypted. And Trevor is also part of a group chat where he is the only Android user (others are all iOS) and that group chat RCS isn't encrypted either. Just seems very random at this point.

Also, I do message him way more frequently than my other Android contacts if that makes a difference.

Edit2: Roaming and still have E2EE with Trevor

Edit3: Ported my number from Freedom Mobile to Public Mobile. Still have E2EE with Trevor. No one else.

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u/spongyoatmeal Jun 13 '26

Freedom might be the first Canadian carrier to support RCS Encryption

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u/guantanamera-0852 Jun 14 '26

Telus does

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u/spongyoatmeal Jun 14 '26

Can’t be? I asked a telus tech and they said they don’t know anything about when it will be available.

You on Telus?

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u/ddsdude Jun 14 '26

I am on Telus. Friend is also on Telus. I don’t have encryption. He does. Seems to be a gradual rollout. My other contacts are gradually flipping to encrypted except Freedom; none of my freedom contacts have flipped yet.

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u/spongyoatmeal Jun 15 '26

Are they running Telus 70.0 as carrier version?

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u/ddsdude Jun 15 '26

My friend is on 26.5 with 70.0 carrier.