When you have the misfortune of having your phone stolen, the penalty is often double: you not only lose an everyday tool, but also a good part of your personal data. Fortunately, Android is thinking of us and launching three new functions to protect our information in the event of theft.
Google has just announced the deployment of three new theft protection features for Android devices. These features aim to strengthen the security of personal data in the event of theft of your phone, including snatching. If having your phone stolen is already a difficult moment to go through, knowing that these tools exist to protect your personal data should still bring a little balm to the hearts of the people concerned.
Three protection functions for three different scenarios
The first feature, called Theft Detection Lock, uses a machine learning model to detect theft scenarios. So, when a thief violently takes the phone while it is unlocked, Android will automatically lock the screen. This prevents the kidnapper from accessing personal data, even in mid-flight.
The second functionality, responding to the sweet name ofOffline Device Lockis designed for cases where thief attempts to disable internet to prevent device tracking. In this situation, Android automatically locks the screen after disconnecting for a long time, thus making access to sensitive data difficult du smartphone.
Finally, the third functionality is called Remote Lock. It allows users to lock their smartphone remotely simply using their phone number. Even without having access to the tool Find My Device which requires internet access and a connection to your Google account, Remote Lock remains usable. This allows you to act quickly, even when you don’t have access to your Google account.
Most Android smartphones affected by these security features
These three new theft protection features should be deployed gradually in the coming weeksthrough updates to Google Play Services. Compatible with Android 10 and later versions, they should be accessible on a wide range of phonesincluding Pixels from Google, Samsung models and even Xiaomi.
The functionality Remote Lock could she have been preview tested in Brazil. Given the interest in the functionality, its deployment was generalized to the rest of the world. Now, users can access the settings for these new apps through their device settings, in the Theft Protection section.
These are rather reassuring measures, which should strengthen the level of security of our personal data.
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