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Android 16 security features focus on theft, scams, and identity

One of the most significant additions from Android 15 is Theft Detection Lock. This smart feature uses AI to determine if ...

Google’s New Android Update Locks Your Apps And Hides Your Messages

Now Android Authority has delved deeper into pre-release code to find that the “latest Android Canary reveals Google plans to ...
Android Authority

How Google’s Find Hub could use Android 16’s Secure Lock to protect your sensitive data

Android 16 introduces a “Secure Lock” feature that enhances the security of remotely locking a lost device. Secure Lock restricts access to notifications, Quick Settings, widgets, and the digital ...
Bleeping Computer

New Android Identity Check locks settings outside trusted locations

Google has announced a new Android "Identity Check" security feature that lock sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside a trusted location. The new feature is part of Anroid's ...
Android Police

Android lock screen: Why your device's accounts are still not secure

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...
ExtremeTech

Android 15’s Theft Detection Lock Triggers During Running and Jogging

The Theft Detection Lock is a feature in Android 15 that protects phones from theft. However, users have noticed and reported that it often activates by mistake. People have also reported that their ...