With iOS 15.2, Apple will detect and warn kids if they send or receive nude pictures on Messages

iPhones will soon have a feature that will help parents protect their children from exposure to illicit images shared with them. The new feature comes as a Family Sharing feature for Messages and can be opted-in for by parents.

With the iOS 15.2 Beta rollout, Apple has introduced a new feature that will help parents protect children from illicit images if ever shared with them through Messages. The feature will detect nudity in pictures and will blur them accordingly. The feature will also warn children about the content and share options to reach out to their trusted ones for help.

The feature has been rolled out in the second Beta version of iOS 15.2 and is called Communication Safety. It enables messages on iPhones to check for nudity in photos. This check is performed on-device and follows the end-to-end encryption of messages on the app. Apple thus also confirms that no indication of a nude picture being received on the device is saved anywhere.