Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android
Update Your iPhone Now for Better Encrypted Messaging With Android
立即更新你的 iPhone，以获得与 Android 之间更安全的加密通信
Save this storyLast year’s rollout of iOS 26 was striking, with the translucent Liquid Glass aesthetic. Apple has since iterated on its smartphone’s software, though some users continue to voice their displeasure. If you’ve held out, this latest version—iOS 26.5—includes a new feature that’s worth updating your smartphone for right now: end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging. 去年推出的 iOS 26 以其半透明的“液态玻璃”（Liquid Glass）美学令人印象深刻。自那以后，苹果不断对其智能手机软件进行迭代，尽管仍有一些用户表达了不满。如果你一直没有更新，那么最新的 iOS 26.5 版本包含了一项值得你立即更新的功能：RCS 消息的端到端加密。
Apple rolled out the latest version of its iPhone operating system on Monday. Now, if an iPhone owner sends or receives green bubbles, aka RCS texts, in Apple’s Messages app with an Android owner, those chats may be encrypted. “Conversations labeled as encrypted are encrypted end-to-end, so messages can’t be read while they’re sent between devices,” reads an early version of the settings page. Apple is launching this feature as a beta, and its current availability depends on your device and carrier. 苹果于周一发布了其 iPhone 操作系统的最新版本。现在，如果 iPhone 用户在“信息”应用中与 Android 用户发送或接收“绿色气泡”（即 RCS 短信），这些聊天内容可能会被加密。设置页面的早期版本显示：“标记为加密的对话采用端到端加密，因此消息在设备间传输时无法被读取。”苹果目前以测试版形式推出此功能，其可用性取决于你的设备和运营商。
Texts between Apple devices in the Messages app, aka iMessages, have been encrypted since launch, but chats with Android devices were not protected in the same way. Apple recently upgraded non-iMessages from SMS to RCS and modernized the backend—enabling richer features when texting anyone on Android, like higher-resolution images, read receipts, and typing indicators—but these chats still lacked encryption options. The iOS 26.5 upgrade fixes this with cross-platform encryption in the iPhone’s default texting app. 苹果设备之间在“信息”应用中的通信（即 iMessage）自推出以来一直处于加密状态，但与 Android 设备的聊天此前并未受到同样的保护。苹果最近将非 iMessage 短信从 SMS 升级为 RCS，并对后端进行了现代化改造，从而在与 Android 用户发短信时实现了更丰富的功能，如更高分辨率的图片、已读回执和输入指示器，但这些聊天此前仍缺乏加密选项。iOS 26.5 的升级通过在 iPhone 默认短信应用中引入跨平台加密解决了这一问题。
How Do I Know If It’s On?
我怎么知道它是否已开启？
After you update your iPhone, the setting should be enabled by default if it’s available on your device and carrier. Check by opening your Settings app, then going to the Apps and Messages tabs. Scroll down until you see RCS Messaging under the Text Messaging options and click on it. This is the page where you can see if the beta version of end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging is on—the toggle will show green if it’s enabled. 更新 iPhone 后，如果你的设备和运营商支持该功能，此设置应默认开启。你可以打开“设置”应用，进入“应用”和“信息”选项卡进行检查。向下滚动，直到在“短信”选项下看到“RCS 消息”，然后点击进入。在此页面，你可以查看 RCS 消息的端到端加密测试版是否已开启——如果已启用，开关将显示为绿色。
Now, you can check what type of chat a conversation is by opening your Messages app and locating the gray text displayed in that text box at the bottom of the screen. It’ll either read iMessage, Text Message - RCS, or Text Message - SMS. You may see a small lock icon as part of the message thread when starting a new RCS conversation after this update. Conversations labeled as “SMS” will not be changed. 现在，你可以通过打开“信息”应用并查看屏幕底部文本框中显示的灰色文字，来确认对话的类型。它会显示为 iMessage、文本信息 - RCS 或文本信息 - SMS。更新后，在开始新的 RCS 对话时，你可能会在消息流中看到一个小锁图标。标记为“SMS”的对话将不会有任何变化。
RCS messaging is not available for every carrier, though the major US carriers—like Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T—all support the texting protocol. Not sure if yours is covered? Check out Apple’s support page for a full list of feature availability by carrier. 并非所有运营商都支持 RCS 消息，不过美国的主要运营商（如 Verizon、T-Mobile 和 AT&T）均已支持该协议。不确定你的运营商是否在支持范围内？请查看苹果的支持页面，获取各运营商功能可用性的完整列表。
What Else Is New Here?
还有什么新功能？
The other changes in iOS 26.5 are fairly minor. Based on details from the beta release, ads are likely to start appearing in the Maps app as search suggestions when you look up a restaurant or someplace else. Changes to the Maps app also include the addition of “Suggested Places,” which recommend spots to hit up based on your searches and nearby trends. The latest iOS also includes Pride-themed wallpapers, since June is right around the corner. iOS 26.5 中的其他变化相对较小。根据测试版的细节，当你搜索餐厅或其他地点时，广告可能会作为搜索建议出现在地图应用中。地图应用的更新还包括新增了“推荐地点”功能，根据你的搜索记录和周边趋势推荐值得一去的地方。此外，由于六月即将来临，最新的 iOS 系统还加入了“骄傲月”（Pride）主题壁纸。
While it’s worth updating your iPhone to iOS 26.5 for the more secure messaging features, more sweeping changes to the smartphone software will arrive in the fall. Apple, if it follows the pattern of past releases, is expected to unveil the fully revamped version, iOS 27, in June at its WWDC developer conference, making the update available for everyone to download later this year. 虽然为了更安全的通信功能，更新到 iOS 26.5 是值得的，但更全面的智能手机软件变革将在秋季到来。如果苹果遵循以往的发布规律，预计将在六月的 WWDC 开发者大会上发布全面改版的 iOS 27，并于今年晚些时候向所有用户开放下载。