Three new ones that Google It has reportedly started rolling out to Android, which was announced earlier this year. The tools — Anti-Theft Lock, Offline Device Lock and Remote Lock — aim to give users a way to quickly lock their device if they swipe it, so thieves can’t access any sensitive data. Android reporter The first two tools have appeared on the Xiaomi 14T Pro, he shared on social media, and said that some Pixel users are starting to see Remote Lock.
The theft detection lock is triggered by the literal act of grabbing. The feature “uses Google AI to sense when someone is trying to run, bike or drive,” the company said in May. In such a scenario, it will lock the phone screen.
Offline Device Lock can automatically lock the screen after the thief disconnects the phone from the Internet. You can already lock your phone remotely with Google’s Find My Device feature, but a third feature, Remote Lock, lets you do it without scrambling to find your Google account password. All you need is “your phone number and a quick security challenge using any device.”
