Here’s how Google Messages will note end-to-end encryption status for group chats - 9to5Google

In addition to a slew of other announcements in October, Google shared that group end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messages would start rolling out by year’s end.

Ahead of that, some uses are seeing how Google Messages will note E2E encryption status in group chats.

Appearing between group name and options, Messages will note when “Group end-to-end encryption isn’t available for you and [x] others.” The “Learn more” link takes you to Google’s existing explainer/support article.

We’ve only received one report of this new E2EE section in Group details.

Messages uses lock icons to indicate encryption status in the bottom-right corner of messages and on the send button.

None of the Google Messages devices we checked today feature the new group encryption status.