LONDON: Android is being in the news for its new feature that will support or help you in locating your mobile phone if you have lost it. The new feature is rumored to support updated Lollipop version and updated Google Play.
Passcodes and lock screens are a necessary pain in the ass, especially if you don’t want to suffer the terrible fate of a lost phone and vulnerable data. All those private selfies! But that doesn’t mean companies aren’t constantly searching for ways to make passwords more intelligent. Google’s latest attempt is called “on-body detection.”
Spotted by Android Police over the weekend, Android is pushing out a feature, requiring Lollipop and updated version of Google Play services, that taps into your smartphone’s accelerometer to know if the phone is in your pocket, bag, or purse, and will remain unlocked as long as its remains moving.
Yes, that “wait a minute” instinct is correct. If your bag or phone were to be stolen or purloined by a nosy friend while in transit, on-body detection can’t actually detect if it’s your body so it will remain unlocked. Is this the most secure way to Fort Knox your phone? Nah. But it is one of the most convenient. Hopefully it can persuade a least some of the lockscreen phobic out there to consider a little extra security. [Android Police]
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