Google Messages end-to-end encryption for RCS Chat is rolling out to everyone

For one-on-one conversations, not group chats

As part of today's big announcements from Google, the company snuck in a bit of a surprise: Separate from the embargo details we were provided, Google is also announcing that end-to-end encryption for Chat/RCS messages in Google Messages is now out of beta — at least, for one-on-one conversations.

The feature first landed in the Google Messages beta late last year, and while there's a whole whitepaper you can read about how it works, the short version is that it makes your RCS Chat-based conversations in Google Messages secure in a way that can't be read in transit — and that includes by Google itself.

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