A recent Android update has marked a paradigm shifting change in how text messages are handled on employer-controlled devices. This means Google has introduced a feature called Android RCS Archival, which lets organisations capture and store all RCS, SMS, and MMS communications sent through Google Messages on fully managed work phones. While the messages remain encrypted in transport, they can now be accessed on the device itself once delivered.
This update is designed to help companies meet compliance and record-keeping requirements, especially in sectors that must retain communication logs for regulatory reasons. Until now, many organizations had blocked RCS entirely because of its encryption, which made it difficult to archive. The new feature gives them a way to support richer messaging while still preserving mandatory records.
Archiving occurs via authorized third-party software that integrates directly with Google Messages on work-managed devices. Once enabled by a company’s IT, the software will log every interaction inside of a conversation, including messages received, sent, edited, or later deleted. Employees using these devices will see a notification when archiving is active, signaling their conversations are being logged.
Google’s indicated that this functionality only refers to work-managed Android devices, personal phones and personal profiles are not impacted, and the update doesn’t allow employers access to user data on privat
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