Androids in the Czech Republic are getting a feature these days that should finally make it harder for thieves to steal Android phones after years. Google offers a total of three tools, which you can find in the settings under the name Protection against theft. However, Google has not learned its lesson and unfortunately this time too the new features are basically disabled. Not only do you not even know about them (Google didn’t even send a notification to Androids this time), but instead of serving you automatically, Google doesn’t even turn them on.
Android anti-theft protection includes anti-theft protection and offline device lock
We had to look for the function ourselves, because the user interface of the Google item in the main menu of Androids has changed again. Continue through All Services – Theft Protection. The first function is Lock against thieves. Once the phone has detected that someone may have stolen it and is running away with it, the phone will lock. However, the condition is that you have actively used the phone before.
Offline and remote lock
If someone takes it locked from your table in a cafe, there is another barrier, in the form of Offline device lock. As the devices are connected to the internet for easy tracking, this is a feature that locks the phone when it goes offline. And that’s to protect your user data.
You can lock your phone remotely by entering your phone number, but first you need to have your number verified
And if even this offline lock fails, there is a third feature – Remote locking. If you have the function activated, just enter the address when the phone is stolen android.com/lock (from another device) your phone number, and the stolen smartphone will then be locked. If the device is offline, it will lock immediately as soon as it connects to the Internet. However, you need to verify your number first, otherwise the remote locking will not work.
This is what the screen looks like to quickly lock a lost or stolen Android using a phone number. After sending, the phone will be locked in two seconds
So it’s a shame that you don’t get all the new security features of Android you have to turn it on manually. Google did not follow Apple’s example, which automatically and without asking, for example, turns on offline search on iPhones. We often come across similar security functions only when it is too late to activate them…
