Overview

• Beta testers can now open a chat’s details and use a new Security & privacy sheet to show or scan a code to verify a contact’s encryption keys.
• The workflow launches the Android System Key Verifier, which requires each person to scan the other’s on‑screen code to confirm device identity.
• Google retains the existing 80‑digit number comparison as a fallback for situations where scanning isn’t possible.
• Verification status via the Contacts app’s Connected apps section is referenced in the UI but is not yet live in this beta.
• Google previously said the unified public‑key verification system targets Android 9 and newer and is designed for third‑party adoption, with stable rollout timing still unspecified.