An app teardown has revealed that Google could ask users for a security question before activating Remote Lock on Android phones. This should make for a more secure experience as Remote Lock currently ...

Google is rolling out tighter authentication, expanded biometric checks, and improved remote lock options to make stolen Android devices harder to access and easier to secure ...

Your Android phone just got a powerful anti-theft upgrade - and I'm sighing in relief ...

Remote Lock lets users lock their phones remotely using just their phone number. However, there is scope for mischief here. Google mentioned that Remote Lock will be upgraded with a “security ...

On Tuesday, Google announced a number of updates and enhancements for existing Theft Protection Features for Android.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Back at Google I/O, Google announced a big set of security features called Theft Protection that would be ...

At Google I/O earlier this year, a trio of safety features were announced to keep Android devices safe in events like theft, locking the device, and setting up new guardrails so that the phone won’t ...

Google today detailed the latest device theft protection features for Android across stronger authentication and enhanced recovery tools.

Google has improved the anti-theft features on Android 16 phones, enabling some protections by default in Brazil -- here's what's new.