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New Delhi: Google has recently introduces its latest set of theft protection updates for its Android smartphones, which generally aims at making the stolen devices harder to access and easier to secure remotely. These changes focus on tighter authentication safeguards, stronger protection against lock-screen guessing, and improved recovery tools if the phone is lost or stolen. The updates expand on existing protections introduced last year and roll out access to multiple Android versions, with some of the exciting features available as far back as Android 10.
Google has also come up with Failed Authentication Lock with Android 15, which automatically locks a device after repeated failed attempts to unlock it. With this latest update, Android 16 users will now see the dedicated toggle in settings to turn this feature on or off.
This gives the users more control over how aggressively their phone responds to repeated failed unlock attempts. Google is now also extending its Identity Check to cover all of the applications and features that use Android’s Biometric Prompt. Third-party banking applications, password managers, and Google Password Manager will automatically benefit from the extra layer of security when biometrics are required.
Android is now also making it harder for someone to brute force a phone’s PIN, pattern, or password. This latest update now increases the lockout time after repeated failed attempts by slowing down guessing attacks. To avoid accidental lockouts, identical incorrect attempts, such as repeatedly entering the same wrong PIN, will no longer count toward the retry limit. Remote Lock, which now enables users to lock lost or stolen devices via android.com/lock, is now also getting updates. Now the users will be able to add an optional security challenge or question before the lock request is accepted. This change now ensures that only the device owner can initiate a remote lock, even if someone else gains access to the user’s account credentials.
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