Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default

Google’s Brian Rakowski is onstage in front of a screen. The screen has a person holding a Pixel 7 phone behind the letters “RCS.” Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

RCS messages in Google’s Messages app will now be fully end-to-end-encrypted by default, Google announced on Tuesday. It’s a major change that keeps messages private from Google and the carriers, and it marks a big milestone in Google’s ongoing efforts with RCS.

Alongside Tuesday’s announcement, Google announced that group chats in Messages are now end-to-end encrypted as well. Google had promised last y...

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