Published on: 2025-04-27 22:57:54
Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images A new security feature from Google means that Android devices might soon start rebooting automatically -- and that's not a bad thing. In a recent Google Play Services update, Google details how your Android phone will soon reboot if you haven't used it for three consecutive days. How reboots help This is important for two reasons. The first is because, to open a phone after a reboot, you must enter a PIN -- no biometrics or other method of unlocking. PIN-only a
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