Apple Finally Fixes One of Texting’s Biggest Security Problems

Apple and Google are finally bringing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone and Android chats. In this episode, Tom Eston and Kevin Tackett explain why that matters, why insecure SMS is not going away anytime soon, and why Signal is still the better choice for truly sensitive conversations. They also revisit the green bubble versus blue bubble debate, platform trust issues, and what everyday users should understand before assuming every text message is private. Special thanks to Guardsquare for sponsoring this episode! Guardsquare is the leader in mobile application security, with multi-layered protection for your Android and iOS apps. Learn more at Guardsquare.com. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Victory! End-to-End Encrypted RCS Comes to Apple and Android Chats ‘Blue Bubbles’—Apple Says iPhone Messaging Is Still ‘Best’ End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today in beta ** Watch this episode on YouTube ** ** Become a Shared Security Supporter ** Get exclusive access to bonus episodes, listen to new episodes before they are released, receive a monthly shout-out on the show, and get a discount code for 15% off merch at the Shared Security store. Become a supporter today by going to our YouTube channel’s membership section: ** Thank you to our sponsors! ** SLNT Visit slnt.com to check out SLNT’s amazing line of Faraday bags and other products built to protect your privacy. As a listener of this podcast you receive 10% off your order at checkout using discount code “sharedsecurity”. **

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Apple Finally Fixes One of Texting’s Biggest Security Problems is an episode from The Shared Security Podcast by Tom Eston and Scott Wright.

This episode is 14:39 long.

This episode was published on Jun 1, 2026.

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