Google Messages adds nudity warning and blur feature

April 22, 2025, 12:21 pm

In a bid to keep chats PG, Google has updated its Messages app with a new nudity warning system. The feature promptly detects and either warns about or blurs explicit images, offering users better control over incoming content while maintaining privacy—all processed entirely on the device with zero cloud interference.


winbuzzer.com / Google Messages Activates AI Powered Nudity Blurring with On-Device Warnings

Google has started rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages, using on-device AI to automatically blur potential nudity for user safety and control. The post Google Messages Activates AI Powered Nudity Blurring with On-Device Warnings appeared first on WinBuzzer.

cnet.com / Google's New Nudity Warnings in Messages Will Warn You of Incoming Explicit Images

Google said the process happens entirely on your device, and that it doesn't have access to any images.

arstechnica.com / Google Messages can now blur unwanted nudes, remind people not to send them

Google's Sensitive Content Warnings can keep Messages rated PG.


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