When Google held its developers conference this year, Google I/O 2024 last May, one of the new features that interested us the most was a feature aimed at providing greater security to Android mobile users: a intelligent theft detection system.
As Google explained, this system could detect if a thief takes your cell phone from your hands to automatically block it and, thus, protect the most precious thing we have on our device: our confidential data and files. This tool is about to reach everyone, and how it works is very interesting.
Android will detect if your phone has been taken out of your hands
The theft detection system will arrive via an update for mobile devices running Android 10 or higher. This means that this security tool will not be limited to mobile phones that will receive the update to Android 15, the new version of Google’s operating system.
Its operation, as Google explains, is based on the use of different mobile sensors to detect, for example, a sudden and sudden movement which could indicate that someone took the mobile phone from your hands while you were using it . After detecting it, the mobile will be blockedSo even if your phone is stolen while you are using it and the screen is unlocked, your data can be protected. The mobile will also be blocked if it remains for a long time without being connected to the Internet, whether via mobile data or a WiFi network.
This is what the theft protection setup screen looks like on Android.
With this function, Google searches protect the sensitive information we store on our phonesin addition to our important files and photos, for example. On the other hand, it can also help prevent thieves from taking possession of our WhatsApp account and other messaging platforms to deceive or scam our contacts, since the mobile will be blocked and, therefore, they will not be able to there access. applications.
Android Theft Detection will help us protect and save our sensitive data and files from criminals.
The theft detection function can be activated from the Security menu among the Android configuration and settings options. The function will arrive very soon, before the end of the year, on mobile devices with Android version 10 or higher.
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