Google updates and biometrics solutions are coming to thwart the thieves as the software and search giant is bringing new theft protection features to Android.

Android is getting upgraded theft protection features. Updates include expanded Identity Check and Remote Lock. The features are available now. Google announced a new set of theft protection feature ...

Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

Google's new theft protection approach on Android combines prevention, resistance, and recovery all at once. Failed Authentication Lock gets a dedicated toggle, giving users more control over how ...

Google's new Android Theft Protection uses AI, biometrics and auto-locking to stop phone thieves in their tracks. Here's how ...

Android is getting upgraded theft protection features. Updates include expanded Identity Check and Remote Lock. The features are available now. Google announced this week a new set of theft protection ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google Chrome for Android may soon get biometric authentication for password autofills. The biometric authentication for autofill in the Google Password Manager applies only to apps, and this new ...

Google has started rolling out an Android theft protection feature update to eligible devices. It adds stronger authentication, smarter lockouts, expanded biometric checks, and improved remote ...

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