May 27, 2020 Google may soon add end-to-end encryption for RCS The dogfood version of the recently updated app shows multiple references to encryption for RCS, the feature-rich successor to SMS messaging. Naked Security
December 16, 2019 Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google - as it continues to add new features to its Messages app. Naked Security