Gmail users can now send encrypted emails, even outside of their organization

Gmail app on a phone with a thumb hovering above.

• Gmail can now send E2EE emails to non-Gmail users, but it’s not quite as simple
• Only Workspace Enterprise Plus customers can use the feature
• It’s still far more accessible than S/MIME

Google is strengthening email security by offering client-side encryption to Gmail users, even if they’re sending to recipients with other email providers.