Google has just announced a slate of new features that should help protect your Android device – and the valuable data it contains – if it is lost or stolen. Put together, they could help thwart a thief’s attempts to resell your device or profit from its data.
Unsurprisingly, given the current artificial intelligence (AI) mania, AI plays a role in one of the most interesting new features Google has unveiled. Called Theft Detection Lock, this uses AI to determine if someone has snatched your phone out of your hand and then tried to escape by running, cycling or driving. If the Android handset detects that sequence of events, it will automatically lock your phone, denying access to everything contained within it.
