With the latest Google Play services update, Android phones and tablets will automatically restart (and require a passcode to decrypt) if they remain locked for three consecutive days.

The reboot feature is different from a factory reset, as it does not erase data, only locking access until the passcode is entered. According to a report from 9to5Google, this update will apply to ...

Google’s mobile operating system Android will now automatically reboot if the phone is locked for three days in a row. On Monday, the tech giant pushed updates to Google Play services, a core ...

It’s unclear if devices will notify users why an automatic reboot has occurred, though Android phones already display a message on the PIN screen if users need to enter their passcode to fully ...

If an Android device remains locked for three consecutive days, it will now automatically reboot. Earlier this week, Google introduced this new feature through its Google System Release Notes page ...

Your Android phone will soon be able to auto-reboot after three days of inactivity, which is good news for you and bad news for thieves.

Google has added an automatic reboot feature to its Android operating system, which will reboot phones locked for 72 hours.

The latest Google Play services update brings a new security feature that automatically reboots your Android device after three days of inactivity.

Google has confirmed more details about Android’s auto-reboot feature, including that it's optional and that it isn’t rolling out yet.

If you recently heard about strange reboot issues with Android Auto but didn’t run into those problems yourself, it seems the reason is that these issues were seemingly caused by developer ...