Google’s theft protection features have started showing up for some Android users

https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/googles-theft-protection-features-have-started-showing-up-for-some-android-users-210634941.html

8 Comments

  1. AintSayinNotin on

    Awwww how cute. Another page taken from Apple’s playbook. Meanwhile Android users: “But Apple doesn’t innovate”. 🤣🤣🤣

  2. phaedrux_pharo on

    Neat feature, glad to see it on Android.

    Also: Tribal allegiance to tech companies is fucking gross. 

  3. Of note, your device defaults to joining the program which shares location data. You have to use a web browser to opt out (or did two weeks ago).

  4. googles theft protection is being an android in 2024. ive legit seen thieves on tik tok who steal phones in london throw that shit out after grabbing it

  5. YesterdayDreamer on

    > Offline Device Lock, on the other hand, can automatically lock the screen after a thief has disconnected the phone from the internet

    They’ll do this, but not give an option to disable the notification shade in lock screen so that the thief can’t put it offline in the first place.