@technotion @aral @EU_Commission Apple announced they will adopt RCS last week (to replace SMS). Unfortunately encryption isn’t part of the standard, and it’s unclear if the carriers are willing to update it to include E2EE.
Apple Plans to Make It Easier to Text Between iPhones and Androids https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-16/apple-plans-to-adopt-rcs-texting-standard-in-truce-with-android