According to reports from various online sources, Google Messages, the default messaging app on Android smartphones, may soon introduce end-to-end encryption support. Mentions of this feature were discovered in the code of one of the app's test versions.
Enthusiasts explored the code of the internal build of Google Messages version 6.2 and found references to several new features, the most notable being end-to-end encryption for messages sent over the RCS protocol. Currently, there aren't enough details to say how exactly end-to-end encryption will work. It is possible that both the sender and recipient will need to use Google Messages, although this may change as other apps support end-to-end encryption.
It can be confidently stated that both the sender and recipient will require a stable internet connection to send encrypted messages over the RCS protocol. If one of the users has a poor internet connection, Google's messaging service will offer to send the message via SMS or MMS. However, before sending in this manner, the app will remind the user that messages sent via SMS and MMS are not encrypted and will ask for confirmation.
At the moment, it is unknown when exactly Google plans to add end-to-end encryption support to its proprietary messaging app. Most likely, this will happen in future updates when the new feature is refined and implemented appropriately.
Source: 3dnews.ru
