An option that runs the risk of giving the thieves more difficult … but also for the authorities. Google will implement a function for Android smartphones, which will allow them to restart in case they have not been unlocked for several days, said 9to5google.
This restart, which is done without the user’s consent, will be activated after three days of inactivity.
Google on Apple’s footprints
It is included with the next Google Play Services update, its availability will depend on the smartphone manufacturer. For Google, it is about strengthening the safety of the devices that operate under Android. In case of restarting, the password and the PIN code are necessary, since this disables the identification by the face or the fingerprint.
In addition, in case of restarting, the data is encrypted.
Only smartphones and tablets are affected, therefore, excluding televisions, cars or watches that operate on Android.
Google joins Apple, which offers similar functionality on iPhone and iPad from iOS 18.1. Four days of blocking are needed before the restart is held.
However, in common, these characteristics have become the ruin of the authorities. In the United States, the Police warned about these inopportune reset on the devices seized in the context of criminal surveys. If you have tools to access data, the encryption that is applied comes to make the maneuver much more complicated.
Especially because the restart can also be done if the smartphone is in “flat” mode.
Source: BFM TV
