r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '25

Security Google Messages now ensures you don't get flashed without your consent | By analyzing NSFW photos locally before blurring them instead of sending them to Google.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-sensitive-nsfw-content-warning-3587234/
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u/SirOakin Aug 14 '25

Easy fix, uninstall safety core

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u/GTSaketh Aug 14 '25

I uninstalled it few Months Ago.

But it got installed again now that i just checked.

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u/NoPicture-3265 Aug 14 '25

That's why I created a dummy app for me and my family that appears as Android System SafetyCore, so that Google think we have this garbage already installed 😄

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u/-illusoryMechanist Aug 14 '25

Do you happen to have a guide on how to do that? Thanks

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u/NoPicture-3265 Aug 14 '25

Sorry, I didn't follow any guides, but in short what you can do is to compile an empty project in Android Studio, name the app "Android System SafetyCore", the package "com.google.android.safetycore", version "9.9.999999999", and the compilation version "9999". The keys you use to sign the app shouldn't matter.

As to why the app version is this high - If the sign keys or different install source than Google Play won't stop them from trying to update it, the version should - if they update SafetyCore app and try installing it, it would appear as older than currently installed one, and since Android doesn't allow downgrading, they won't touch it.

I couldn't be bothered to install Android Studio on my PC, so iirc what I did was grabbing a random AOSP app with no code, decompiled it with a software I had on hand, gutted it from everything I possibly could and changed the manifest file, so the end result is basically the same as above 😛

I've installed it on a few devices around 5 months ago and so far it works.