After Google’s beta test in Brazil, the first continuation of flight protection features for Android smartphones is now widely available… but you have to join it.
Why does the company not automatically add the protections to each compatible device? Overview of Beta-test in Brazil Helped the developers of the company to make this decision. “We have learned that users behaved very differently in metropolitan areas and rural areas,” said Jianing Sandra Guo, Android safety and confidentiality product manager at Android. Google. She does not want to add unnecessary friction to users who are not as interested in anti -theft software.
Three features that many Android owners can now activate are Flight detection lockOffline device locking and remote locking. Curious to use these protective features on your Android smartphone? Here is an overview of the way detection occurs using artificial intelligence and steps to follow to activate anti -theft features.
How does Android flight detection work?
Since many flights can be violent or involve sudden and jerky movements, Guo asked advice from the Google activity recognition team, which worked on a somewhat similar functionality available on Google. Pixel smartphones For Car accident detection. “At a very high level, it starts with motion sensors,” she says. But an approach only focused on sudden movements could lead to so many false triggers that users would probably find this option more boring than beneficial. This is where automatic learning, an AI segment focused on the recognition of forms, comes into play.
Google developers have studied smartphones flight methods used in different parts of the world and staged thefts to obtain training data. “We reproduce these scenarios. Then we collect the trace of the aircraft, ”explains Guo. “We use AI to compile these traces in a model in order to try to predict the next time a snatch will occur.” For Android owners, this process is carried out using models integrated into the device.
The AI model is not static and the developers plan to continue to add new smartphone flight scenarios to training data as criminals modify their behavior. Also, with the global launch Thanks to these anti -theft features, they can now learn more about how a diverse group of smartphones owners really interact with these options.
How can I turn it on?
Go ahead and see if your phone runs a recent version of the Android operating system. Your device should be lit at least Android 10 To perform these three features, and the last Android 15 The software gives you access to more security options. This is a basic first step, but if you have not already done so, also add a password to your device by accessing the confidentiality parameters.
Then open the Parameters Application on your phone and search Flight protection. The opening of this tab will display the three safety features on the lock screen. “It is very common for the mobile phone to assume that the person who has access to it is the legitimate owner,” explains Guo. By adding more ways to activate the locking screen, users benefit from more protections if their phone is caught while it is open. When Flight detection lock is activated, the screen locks automatically if it detects a potential flight, depending on the movement patterns as well as your Wi-Fi or Bluetooth remains connected.
With Offline device locking Activated, your phone will access the lock screen, up to twice a day, if the Internet is suddenly off for a while or if the plane mode is activated. “According to our market study, this is a current attack they make after taking a unlocked device,” said Guo. Why would thieves do this? When a device is offline, it cannot be Reset remotely via locating my device To erase your personal information from the device.
The third safety screen safety option available on this page is Remote locking. You will have to click on the name to see this rocking, unlike the first two options. The functionality is designed to offer you a quick and easily accessible choice to lock your phone by visiting Android.com/lock On any device and entering your phone number. However, Remote Lock will only work twice a day and will activate when the smartphone is online.
