Android’s theft protection features keep your device and data safe
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Android rolls out theft protection features to safeguard your data before, during and after a theft incident.
  • Hirom@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    Many of these are Google Play Services features, so it won’t be available to users open-source Android flavors that are google-free.

    • GingeyBook@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Which is a fraction of a fraction of Android users.

      I’m all for de Googling if that’s what tickles your fancy, but ask anyone on the street and they’ll have no idea what you’re talking about

      Edit: This also allows Google to push some of these features to older devices which may not ever see another system update

      • Hirom@beehaw.org
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        2 months ago

        In that blog post, google does not commit to open sourcing these play services features, to integrate in future system upgrade.

        I would love to be proven wrong.