{"id":102391,"date":"2024-08-21T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=102391"},"modified":"2024-10-24T01:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T05:22:47","slug":"androids-new-theft-detection-lock-will-make-stolen-devices-unsellable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/androids-new-theft-detection-lock-will-make-stolen-devices-unsellable\/","title":{"rendered":"Android’s New “Theft Detection Lock” Will Make Stolen Devices Unsellable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Introduced back in May<\/a>, Google is finally rolling out Theft Detection Lock to some Android users in Brazil. Theft Detection Lock helps secure Android devices and user data safe before, during, and after a theft attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One highlight feature of the Theft Detection Lock suite is the factory reset protection that prevents thieves from resetting a stolen device to its factory setting. If someone steals your phone and resets it, they can\u2019t set it up \u201cwithout knowing your device or Google account credentials.\u201d Google says this will render stolen Android devices<\/a> unsellable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Theft Detection Lock system uses artificial intelligence<\/a> to detect theft-like motion on Android devices. Say a user\u2019s phone gets snatched [from their hands] by someone trying to run, drive, or bike away. The AI-powered theft detection system sets off \u201cOffline Device Lock\u201d if it senses a snatch-and-run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offline Device Lock prevents thieves from accessing users’ data by locking stolen phones quickly. The feature locks Android devices in cases of \u201cexcessive failed authentication.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s also a PIN-protected \u201cprivate space\u201d where Android users can store and lock apps containing sensitive data<\/a>. Furthermore, Theft Detection Lock adds an extra layer of security that protects users\u2019 [Google] accounts and sensitive device settings. Android will now require biometric authentication to view or change PINs or passkeys from an untrusted location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google has also introduced “Remote Lock” to its Find My Device service<\/a>. Remote Lock allows Android users to lock a stolen phone with just a phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some theft protection features, like Remote Lock, support devices running Android 10+, while others will be exclusive to the soon-to-be-released Android 15. There\u2019s no official rollout date for these features in other counties or regions. However, several reports suggest that Google is only beta-testing the feature in Brazil due to the country’s high phone theft rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduced back in May, Google is finally rolling out Theft Detection Lock to some Android users in Brazil. Theft Detection Lock helps secure Android devices and user data safe before, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":102392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ub_ctt_via":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5326],"tags":[5397,5398],"class_list":{"0":"post-102391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-android","9":"tag-google"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/android-theft-detection-lock-notification-illustration.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Sodiq Olanrewaju","author_link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/author\/solanrewaju\/"},"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t