Post #2753

Google has announced that Android's Identity Check feature will roll out to more Android devices later this year! This feature is currently available on Pixel devices following the December Android 15 QPR1 stable update and on One UI 7 eligible Samsung Galaxy devices. It only works on devices that support class 3 ("strong") biometrics. Identity Check forces biometric authentication to be used when trying to change sensitive settings, accessing your Google or Samsung accounts, seeing your passwords, and much more when your phone is outside a designated trusted location. This protects you from thieves who know your PIN/passcode/password when they steal your phone. To enable Identity Check once it rolls out, go to theft protection settings - Identity Check will be listed there if your device supports it. Google also announced today that its Theft Protection Lock feature has been 100% rolled out, so you should see it if you're running Android 10 or later and have GMS. This feature automatically locks your phone when it's detected that a thief has snatched it from your hand. It uses an on-device machine learning algorithm to detect this.