At The Android Show, Google today announced the latest security and privacy features for the mobile operating system.
Find Hub’s Mark as lost feature will add biometric authentication so you have to enter both a passcode/PIN and fingerprint or face unlock. Marking a device as lost will also hide Quick Settings and disable new Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connections.
On Android 17, supported devices have “significantly reduced the number of times someone can guess the PIN or password.” Wait times between failed attempts have also been increased.
Remote Lock and Theft Detection Lock are now enabled by default on new, reset, or upgraded Android 17 devices around the world.
…in markets with high demand, including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the UK, we are extending these protections to all devices running Android 10 or higher.
