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Why some iPhone text chats may have a new alert on them

Summary by The Hill

The new feature, which is meant to increase security and privacy, isn't available to all iPhone users.

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The new feature, which is meant to increase security and privacy, isn't available to all iPhone users.

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Hill broke the news in Washington, United States 2 days ago on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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The update adds a lock icon and “Encrypted” label to eligible RCS chats, with protection enabled automatically as carriers support it.