Google Messages Can Now Blur Nude Images On Android

Google is rolling retired a caller information characteristic for nan Messages app connected Android. As spotted by 9to5Google, nan institution is making Sensitive Content Warnings much broadly disposable aft beta testing nan action since April. Google announced it past October.

The characteristic tin observe and blur images that see nudity. However, it’ll only activity if you’re signed into a Google Account successful nan Messages app.

When Messages detects and blurs specified an image, you will beryllium capable to take betwixt respective actions. You tin entree a assets page called "Learn why nude images tin beryllium harmful," artifact nan sender’s number, return to nan main Messages surface aliases opt to disregard aliases position nan image (tap Next and past either "No, don’t view" aliases "Yes, view").

A informing will look erstwhile you spell to nonstop aliases guardant a nude image too. Your instrumentality will punctual you of nan consequence of doing truthful and you will person to admit confirmation earlier you nonstop nan image.

Sensitive Content Warnings is enabled by default for supervised users and parents and guardians tin negociate it via nan Family Link app. Unsupervised teens aged betwixt 13 and 17 tin move disconnected nan characteristic from their Google Account settings. Adults will person to opt successful if they want to usage nan feature. They tin do truthful by going to Google Messages Settings > Protection & Safety > Manage delicate contented warnings > Warnings successful Google Messages.

Google has designed this characteristic pinch privateness successful mind. Your instrumentality will process and categorize nan images locally pinch nan thief of Android System SafetyCore tools. No identifiable data, classified contented aliases results associated pinch this information characteristic (including immoderate detected nude images) are sent to Google servers, the institution says. Google besides notes that nan characteristic isn't cleanable — it whitethorn occasionally incorrectly find that an image contains nudity erstwhile it doesn't, aliases let ones that do characteristic nudity to walk done undetected.