Google Messages is rolling out its new warning for explicit images

The sensitive content warnings can blur nudity in incoming messages, and help prevent them being shared accidentally.

Apr 22, 2025 - 00:10

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority

Google Messages is rolling out sensitive content warnings, which can detect and blur images that may contain nudity.
Adults can opt in, but the feature is on by default for teens and supervised users.
All detection happens on-device via SafetyCore, with no image data sent to Google.

After being in the works for several months, Google is finally starting to roll out sensitive content warnings in Messages. The long-awaited feature is designed to detect and blur nude images before users see them, and prevent accidental sharing.

The update was spotted by 9to5Google, with the controls appearing under Protection & Safety > Manage sensitive content warnings within the app’s settings menu. While this system was announced last year and Google claimed it started rolling out in February, it’s only now showing up on some devices, and the rollout appears limited to the beta version so far.