Overview

• Key Verifier is live in Google Messages for Android 10+ users, letting contacts scan QR codes to confirm per‑device encryption keys and flag key changes.
• Messages now warns on links in texts marked as spam and blocks access by default unless the user marks the message as not spam, with global availability.
• Recovery Contacts lets eligible personal accounts designate trusted people who confirm a time‑bound code to help regain access without exposing any account data.
• Sign in with Mobile Number begins a gradual worldwide rollout, identifying accounts by phone number and verifying on a new Android device using the previous device’s lock‑screen passcode instead of a Google password.
• Google expands education with the Be Scam Ready game, supports the National Cybersecurity Alliance campaign, joins the Aspen task force, co‑founds the National Elder Fraud Coordination Center, and hosts October workshops at its New York City and Mountain View stores.