That is why Apple doesn’t/can’t comply in federal and local government subpoenas. Only the recipient’s phone/device can decrypt it (end-to-end encryption). They have an encrypted version without the ability to decrypt it. So, does Apple have access to the contents of the messages? Not really. At the end of the day, it is incoming and outgoing data (like loading a webpage or YouTube video) and not actually a text message. Because of these alternative systems, cell phone companies don’t actually have information on these messages. It is what Apple to Apple devices use and it falls back to SMS if iMessage isn’t available. iMessage, for example, uses end-to-end encryption and a data/WiFi connection to send and receive instead of SMS. However, not all messages are what cell phone companies consider text messages. To get the contents, a request must be made to the cell phone company within days of the incident. ![]() Text messaging is also shown in the call detail records, however, the content of the messages are not.
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