Subj : Your Android phone is getting a major new security feature  here'
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 16 2025 11:45:08

Your Android phone is getting a major new security feature  here's how 
auto-reboot works

Date:
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:34:53 +0000

Description:
Your Android phone will soon be able to auto-reboot after three days of 
inactivity, which is good news for you and bad news for thieves.

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auto-reboot feature is rolling out to Android phones and tablets This will 
automatically restart your device after three days of inactivity Your phone 
is more secure after a restart, helping to prevent unauthorized access 

Not long ago we reported on how Android could get a thief-thwarting security 
feature already seen on iPhones, and now that feature is arriving. 

As spotted by 9to5Google , the latest Google Play services update includes a 
feature that will restart your phone or tablet automatically after three days 
of inactivity. So in other words, if your device has remained locked for 
three consecutive days, it will shut down and restart, and theres a good 
reason for this. 

You see, after a restart, an Android phone or tablet will return to its 
Before First Unlock state, in which its data is encrypted and its harder to 
unlock, as biometrics are disabled until after the first unlock  so a 
passcode is instead required. 

This is set up to happen after three days of inactivity because its likely 
that if your phone is on but not being used for three days that someone else 
has it  such as a thief. Your Android phone should soon be able to reboot on 
its own (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future) Coming soon 

Google Play services 25.14 (which contains this auto-reboot feature) is now 
rolling out, but the rollout may take a week or so to reach all phones, and 
its possible that the auto-reboot feature may not be enabled until a while 
after that, with 9to5Google speculating that it could take a few weeks. 

As such, were also not certain whether there will be a toggle or other option 
to enable this feature, or whether it will just happen automatically. We also 
dont yet know whether this feature will come to all Android devices, but its 
likely that most recent phones will support this. 

So, while it wont stop your phone being stolen, you should at least soon have 
more reassurance that thieves wont be able to access your data. You might 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/your-android-phone-is-getting-a-major
-new-security-feature-heres-how-auto-reboot-works


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