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How to activate Android's New Anti-Theft Feature and how it Really Works

Here's how to activate Google's new anti-theft feature, and how it works.

Elias Nordling
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With the help of AI and the phone's motion sensor, position, and other signals, it should automatically be able to identify situations where someone has stolen your phone. Then the phone's screen will lock so the thief cannot use it. According to Google, the feature should not mistake situations like accidents or games for theft attempts, and if it does, the damage is not significant since the only thing that has happened is the screen lock has been activated. You can find and enable this setting by going into settings, selecting Google, and looking for Theft Protection.

Here you can also enable the phone's lock screen to activate if the phone has been offline for a short while. This is to make it harder for a thief to wipe the phone or try to access its data.

Remote lock is another new theft protection feature you need to review your settings to activate. You will find the settings for remote lock in the same place as theft detection (Settings/Google/Theft Protection). Enable the option for remote lock. You must also verify your phone number.

Once you have done this, you can at any time go to the web address android.com/lock to lock the screen on your mobile. All you need to do is enter your phone number. If your phone has just been stolen with the screen unlocked, you can protect your content by activating your usual screen lock from someone else's mobile or computer.

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