Google starts rolling out new anti-theft features to Android phones

Android anti-ft features: Google has significantly enhanced security on its Android devices in past couple of years. Now, company has started rolling out new features that protect users' Android phones and ir data when ir devices get stolen. As per reports, Google has started rolling out three new features, ft detection lock, offline device lock, and remote lock, to Android devices that lock data and device when a ft is detected. Toger, se features ensure that users' data remains safe, and that criminals are locked out of ir Android phones.

feature called ft Detection Lock was announced earlier this year. It uses Google's artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithms to sense if someone has snatched a user's phone from ir hands and is trying to run or drive away. According to details shared by Google, when on-device AI detects motion associated with ft, it locks screen of device, which, in turn, prevents thieves from accessing a user's data.

second feature, which company has reportedly started rolling out to users is called Offline Device Lock. This feature automatically locks a user's Android phone to protect data when a thief tries to disconnect it for a prolonged period of time. “Android can also recognize or signs that your device may be in wrong hands. For example, it will lock your device screen when excessive failed auntication attempts are me,” Google h said while announcing se features.

Reports also suggest that company has started rolling out a third feature called Remote Lock to Android devices. This feature enables users to lock screen of ir Android phones using ir phone numbers and ‘a quick security challenge using any device’. “This buys you time to recover your account details and access ditional helpful options in Find My Device, including sending a full factory reset command to completely wipe device,” company h ded at time.

Reports suggest that se features are available on Xiaomi 14T Pro and select Google Pixel smartphones and that company would make se features available to all its users in coming days.