As a component of the present huge declarations from Google, the organization snuck in bit of an amazement: Separate from the embargo details they were given, Google is likewise reporting that end-to-end encryption for Chat/RCS messages in Google Messages is currently out of beta — at any rate, for one-on-one conversations.
The component initially arrived in the Google Messages beta before the end of last year, and keeping in mind that there’s an entire whitepaper you can find out about how it functions, the abbreviated form is that it makes your RCS Chat-based conversations in Google Messages secure in a way that can’t be perused on the way — and that incorporates by Google itself. With RCS/Chat now accessible to the entire world through Messages, that implies there’s just one last catch: This feature is just live for one-on-one conversations, not group chats.
Reports at the Universal Profile subreddit demonstrate that end-to-end encryption is beginning to show up on gadgets that have not selected into the Google Messages beta, so this is the beginning of a more extensive, general rollout, however it may not be live for everybody right now.
To check for yourself, fire up a RCS conversation in the Google Messages application with another person and check whether you have the little lock icon that shows up in upheld discussions — it ought to be accompanied by a notification as well when the feature lands, as seen previously.
