A new Android feature locks your screen if your phone is stolen

[BBSA]

Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data. That’s according to Mishaal Rahman, who posted on Reddit that the features are showing up in a new update after seeing that his Xiaomi 14T Pro phone now has Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock, two of three features Google announced in May. Others say they only see the third one, called Remote Lock.

A new Android feature locks your screen if your phone is stolen

Users in the US and abroad say they have the feature now.

www.theverge.com

 

[BBSA]

Anyone have this new feature on their phone?

 

[BBSA]

This also seems to be new:

Remote Lock

www.google.com

 

[Sasha_za]

Anyone have this new feature on their phone?

Just checked, yes it's on my phone, I have the Xperia 1 V

 

[BBSA]

My Samsung A35 also have it

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

XCover 5: seems all those features are on it

 

[Naks]

Yes, it's on my S22

 

[Sinbad]

Got it on my Pixel 8a as well

 

[Nerfherder]

This sounds dangerous.

so if you move too fast with the screen unlocked it will lock the phone ?
How easy is it to unlock ?

 

[BBSA]

This sounds dangerous.

so if you move too fast with the screen unlocked it will lock the phone ?
How easy is it to unlock ?

You can unlock it with your biometrics or pin.

 

[Sinbad]

This sounds dangerous.

so if you move too fast with the screen unlocked it will lock the phone ?
How easy is it to unlock ?

It's just the screen lock