BAM. Finally. Yes. Good: Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS is in Android Messages beta. The global rollout of Google-provided RCS is now complete, too. Details here: https://t.co/3fWV8hBTg6 pic.twitter.com/1O3FHCsUCt

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) November 19, 2020

This is great news. End-to-end encryption is critical to keep people safe and protect them against hackers and criminals, and it's good to see more messaging services use it.https://t.co/t0PqGz0v3w

— Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) November 19, 2020

Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS in Android Messages betahttps://t.co/4p15GE27XI pic.twitter.com/L94KXp47xO

— The Verge (@verge) November 19, 2020

Hey, it's what I've been working on! https://t.co/5vdDWGW1zw

— sage latorra (@olde_fortran) November 19, 2020

Since Google basically took charge of this and pushed it through (vs waiting on carriers forever), will Apple ever adopt? Would they have adopted regardless? https://t.co/ThH8VRbtAx

— Stephen Hall (@hallstephenj) November 19, 2020

Google is working on end-to-end encryption for its Messaging app https://t.co/KSRrxZ9uub

— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) November 19, 2020

This deserves a hearty "FINALLY!" on both counts. https://t.co/jJwFms7Tvr

— Dan Masters – OhMDee.com (@OhMDee) November 19, 2020

Google Chat RCS now has end-to-end encryption and is available globally. This is about as close to iMessage for Android as possible! https://t.co/NNt0XgRRxC

— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) November 19, 2020

On the face of it, this is welcome news:@Google are introducing e2e encryptions for Android RCS messaginghttps://t.co/Lsm7Gjwbv7

— Jim Killock (@jimkillock) November 19, 2020

RCS is now Global and more secure @google https://t.co/5Pxij8UU0b

— Sanaz (@sanazahari) November 19, 2020

GoogleのメッセージアプリがグローバルでRCSに対応、とか。https://t.co/r0msO57kIF

— 小山安博 Yasuhiro Koyama (@surblue) November 19, 2020

Helping you connect around the world with Messages @google https://t.co/QdVBA6D3np

— Raj Duraisamy (@raj_duraisamy) November 19, 2020

Another half billion people get end-to-end encryption. Starting to feel kind of inevitable. https://t.co/jhzLPYJaH7

— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) November 19, 2020

Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS in Android Messages betahttps://t.co/TMrBYtixEM pic.twitter.com/BtD7ApjVCg

— The Verge (@verge) November 20, 2020

Encryption only works in 1:1 chats, only using the Google Messages app, only for Beta users... Why bother using RCS at all, if the magic happens at the app layer? There are better protocols (cough @matrixdotorg cough) that aren't held back by MNO shackles! https://t.co/tCTYJX0vhm

— James Monaghan (@james_monaghan) November 19, 2020

"... every Android user worldwide (outside China and Russia) now has access to the next-gen texting standard that is replacing SMS." I assume #hongkong is not included in China in this case? https://t.co/bdZ071R1LD

— Masato Kajimoto (@MasatoKJ) November 20, 2020

This sums up my thoughts on iMessage. If Apple truly cared about privacy for more than a trendy marketing message, they wouldn’t dump messages to the majority of phones off to unencrypted SMS. https://t.co/DLqRZxq3xm

— Cassidy James ? (@CassidyJames) November 19, 2020

Apple: Customer privacy is great.

Also Apple: iMessage uses unencrypted SMS fallback even though RCS and Google's Chat will support end-to-end encryption. Also, fuck cross-platform standards. https://t.co/OCQFIZCmAO

— Ryne Hager of the??? (@RyneHager) November 19, 2020

If we end up in a place where SMS has to stick around because of Apple.. boy howdy that would be weird.

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) November 19, 2020

Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for RCS is in Android Messages beta. Now we just need RCS to not be a huge pain in the ass when swapping phones.https://t.co/9T6lGOM51q

— Derek Ross (@derekmross) November 19, 2020

Google is testing end-to-end encryption for Android text messages. When Google revamped texting for Android last year, I asked why it didn’t have E2E encryption at launch. The answer I got was, "It's a fairly complicated topic."https://t.co/0lxAWb2u6Whttps://t.co/sEDLJIfhjq

— Richard Nieva (@richardjnieva) November 19, 2020

RCS is going to replace SMS. Now that carriers around the world are adopting RCS, RCS is now globally rolled out to anybody in the world on Android who wants it (sans China), and more business are trying to move to RCS for customer service.... where's Apple at on it? No comment.

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) November 19, 2020

Google Chat RCS now has end-to-end encryption and is available globally. This is about as close to iMessage for Android as possible! https://t.co/NNt0XgRRxC

— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) November 19, 2020

Every Android user now has access to this next-gen texting service, which will replace SMS texting. https://t.co/IJ3TPN8J9G

— Ting Mobile (@tingFTW) November 19, 2020

Google tests E2E encryption in Messages after rolling out RCS globally https://t.co/yNIt4wzmI5

— XDA (@xdadevelopers) November 19, 2020

구글, 안드로이드 메시지 앱에서 RCS 메시지 글로벌 출시 완료, 종단간 암호화 테스트 시작

Helping you connect around the world with Messages https://t.co/WcVzPfTwYA

Google RCS global, Messages testing end-to-end encryption - 9to5Google https://t.co/jUkujJtMfQ

— lunamoth (@lunamoth) November 19, 2020