Your Android phone's most powerful security feature is off by default and hidden - turn it on now ...

Centre to the new update are stronger authentication safeguards are available to devices running Android 16 or higher. One of ...

Google has improved the anti-theft features on Android 16 phones, enabling some protections by default in Brazil -- here's ...

Failed Authentication Lock, first seen in Android 15, is a feature that automatically locks your device's screen after excessive failed authentication attempts. To give you more control over your own ...

Android also says it's giving you more control over Remote Lock, a tool that lets you lock your lost or stolen device from any web browser. You now have the ability to add a security ...

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 has steadily offered a variety of theft protection and security features on Android, and it's now announced more ...

Android 16 introduces a “Secure Lock” feature that enhances the security of remotely locking a lost device. Secure Lock restricts access to notifications, Quick Settings, widgets, and the digital ...

The tech giant has extended Identity Check to all features and apps that use the Android Biometric Prompt. "This means that ...