News Unnoticed Update: Google's SafetyCore Appears on Android Devices

[Zork]

I today came across a reddit post about how google just push a secret update to our phone?

If you own an Android device, check your app list for "Android System SafetyCore." It was quietly installed on over 1 billion devices without user consent.

What is it? Google says it helps detect explicit content in messages using on-device machine learning.

What do you think? Is this a privacy overreach or just another safety feature?

Check if it’s on your device:

1. Open Settings → Apps
2. Search for "Android System SafetyCore"

 

[ibose]

Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification

Google confirms Android SafetyCore, launched in October 2024, enables secure on-device classification without client-side scanning.

thehackernews.com

AND

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888280836426084502

PS : It's optional so available to remove and doesn't appear in the list of system apps under Netguard to block network access.

 

[bssunilreddy]

Yes it's installed for my phone and there is an option to remove it also.

 

[kewlboy9]

Surprisingly don't have it on my S23 Ultra.

 

[anmolbhard004]

Surprisingly don't have it on my S23 Ultra.

had it on s25 U deleted it

 

[TEUser2K1]

Found the same present on Samsung S20FE, old standby A03s.
Will uninstalling make a difference ?, already did it. Not using Google Messages app, rather Samsung's own app.

 

[kuduku]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore&hl=en_IN

Actual link

Surprisingly don't have it on my S23 Ultra.

my S23U has it