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Signs Point to Apple Testing RCS End-to-End Encryption in iOS 26.3 Beta

Carrier bundle code in iOS 26.3 beta points to GSMA Universal Profile 3.0 encryption under test with French operators.

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Overview

  • References in iOS 26.3 Beta 2 reveal UI elements for showing and controlling RCS encryption status.
  • The discovered code currently appears tied to carrier bundles for Bouygues, Orange, SFR, and Free in France.
  • Apple is moving toward the GSMA’s Universal Profile 3.0 standard after declining Google’s earlier proprietary E2EE approach in iOS 18.
  • Reporters note the feature could reach the stable iOS 26.3 release or slip to iOS 27, with Apple offering no official timeline.
  • Universal Profile 3.0 specifies E2EE for texts, files, and group chats and adds inline replies, message editing and unsending, and full Tapback reactions.