
What you need to know
- A report states that a recent Google Messages beta has brought about the company's QR code-based verification keys on Android.
- The Android System Key Verifier is the backbone of this, enabling users to scan a QR code on each other's phones to ensure their texts are only between themselves.
- This feature was previously reported in November 2024 and was stated as a method to help users further lock down their RCS chats, so their texts remain between them and their contact.