Google initially launched its anti-theft features, including Theft Detection and Offline Device Lock, on Pixel phones in the US starting in October 2024, following a trial in Brazil. The Identity ...

Identity Check offers an extra layer of protection when someone steals both your phone and your PIN. By requiring biometrics, Identity Check attempts to limit the harm bad actors could do. Google is ...

Having my iPhone stolen is one of my worst nightmares, but I'm prepared to deal with the problem. I've enabled all the anti-theft protections Apple has for the handset, including the Stolen Device ...

In recent years, Android has been getting more security and privacy features than ever. Google has been trying hard to reverse the image that iOS, its main rival in the mobile OS segment, is more ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

We have covered four native Windows 11/10 options to check the Application User Model ID (AUMID or AppID) of installed apps. These are: Check the Application User Model ID of installed apps using File ...

Google has apparently been working on a proximity-based unlock system for Android that would let a Wear OS watch open a paired phone without needing a PIN or biometric scan. Now, new findings not only ...

Google may be working on smartwatch support for Android’s Identity Check feature. A connected watch could serve as a second authentication factor outside trusted locations. The feature was spotted in ...