Apple's surprise iPhone update doesn't fix this problem — here's what you need to know.
Updated on Jan. 16 with reports into Apple’s new messaging change for iPhone.to iMessage as soon as with its next update fixes its biggest security gap. All eyes now on iOS 26.3 to see what is released and how quickly carriers enable it.
that texting without the protection of end-to-end encryption is not recommended. Apple’s update — and the same from Google — will bring cross-platform, WhatsApp-like security to the stock messaging apps on Android and iPhone for the first time.using WhatsApp or Signal or another fully encrypted over-the-top messaging app as your default, those federal agencies still have advice for you. Some of this should be self-evident. But at least one recommendation may surprise you. And it rules out Apple’s new update, even if the encryption issue is finally fixed.Similarly, you should “remain suspicious of unexpected security alert messages,” you should also check for and remove any unrecognized linked devices, and you mustBut CISA also says “enable message expiration features to automatically delete sensitive messages after a set period.” This so-called disappearing message feature is available onDisappearing messages is a controversial topic, especially within a work or regulated context. But it’s now increasingly popular. If you don’t use it, a record of everything you say will remain on your phone and all recipients phones — potentially forever. While CISA’s warning to delete sensitive messages refers specifically to the expiring or disappearing message feature in apps such as WhatsApp and Signal, there is an even more critical aspect to this that needs to change. Not only does Apple not offer expiring messages within iMessage, but even the option to delete and “unsend” texts sent in error is very limited. As expectationWhether Apple decides to expand its limited unsend option to RCS messages is critical. It’s in the protocol and can be done. But Apple says “to unsend or edit text messages, you must be using iMessage with iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, macOS 13, visionOS 1, or later.” That means, specifically, “SMS, MMS, or RCS text messages can’t be edited or unsent. It’s arguably more important to change thatpoints out, while it’s now clear that “Apple is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in iOS 26.3 Beta 2,” it seems that “only four carriers have this line of code, and none of them have flipped the switch yet.”
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