Overview
- The filter blurs or warns users when they send, receive, or forward still images containing nudity.
- Videos are exempt from detection and will display without blur or warning.
- Detection is performed locally by a hidden system component called SafetyCore with no data sent to Google.
- Users can bypass the filter by uninstalling SafetyCore through Android settings.
- Google acknowledges that the classifier is not foolproof and may both miss nude content and flag benign images.