Over the last few months, the word Rich Communication Services “RCS” has been noticed by many people through their messages.
The new Apple iOS 18 feature allows texting features between iPhone users and Androids, but U.S. officials are urging caution, citing cybersecurity concerns.
Officials from FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) disclosed a concerning information about a “significant cyber espionage campaign” being carried out by foreign hackers in a joint statement last month.
Over the last few months, the word Rich Communication Services “RCS” has been noticed by many people through their messages.
It allows seeing people, whether a person is considering messaging back with Apple's latest software update, IOS 18, which makes sharing your high-resolution videos and photos with read receipts, seem easy for Android users, but RCS is not encrypted end-to-end, which means it's still not protected.
Which may scare some of us, as the FBI encourages the American citizen to adopt encrypted communications solutions for safety measures such as WhatsApp. Although WhatsApp is end -to-end secured, being owned by META is something you would want to consider as well.
Steps for how to turn on or off RCS for iPhone users
- Go to "Settings"
- Click on "Apps"
- Click on "Messages"
- Scroll down to 'RCS Messaging"
- Toggle the green button to white, meaning it's off. Green means on.
Steps for how to turn on or off RCS for Android users
- Open the Google Messages App
- Go to "Settings"
- Turn off "RCS Chats"
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