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TL;DR The latest Android Canary build includes an automatic SIM lock protection feature.
This feature saves you from having to enter your SIM card’s PIN when rebooting your phone.
This comes several weeks after we first uncovered evidence of the feature.
Google launched the second Android 17 beta last month, and we spotted strings for an automatic SIM lock protection feature at the time. The company has just launched the latest Android Canary version, and we can now show off this feature in action.
Google has enabled the automatic SIM lock protection feature in the latest Android Canary build. The feature is accessible by tapping Security & Privacy > More security & privacy > Protect SIM card. Check out the screenshots below.
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For the uninitiated, a SIM PIN differs from a phone’s unlock PIN and can be set up on virtually all physical SIM cards. Once you’ve enabled this PIN, it needs to be entered whenever you reboot your phone or when you put the SIM in another phone. Without a SIM PIN, you can’t use your SIM card for phone calls, text messages, or mobile data connectivity.
However, it can be inconvenient to remember your SIM card’s PIN in addition to other PINs and passwords in your life. Fortunately, that’s where automatic SIM lock protection comes in.
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