Google appears to be reviving a native app lock feature for Android after Pixel phones have gone without one for years. The feature, first spotted in evidence within older Android Canary builds and an ...

Google is introducing a native App Lock feature for Android Automotive that lets you secure specific apps behind a PIN. Known as “sensitive app protection,” this feature allows you to lock third-party ...

Fresh leaks from Android 17’s Canary build suggest that Google is actively working on how notifications behave for locked apps. According to a new Android Authority report, notifications from apps ...

Android 17 is rumored to include a native App Lock feature. New code strings suggest that locked app notifications will show generic “New message” or “New notification” text instead of the usual ...

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Usually, you don’t want people poking around on your device. There are ways to stop this, including biometrics and passcodes, but Android users don’t have many privacy options once someone — whether ...

The next major version of Android could include a feature that gives users much more granular control of app notification privacy. First spotted in an early developer build of Android 17 by Android ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Google has come under fire for releasing upgrades and feature ...

iPhone users have been able to lock select apps behind a biometric or password check since iOS 18, and a future Android update is set to bring a similar tool to Pixel phones. The new App Lock feature ...

The Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 update that Google sent out on Friday has several new features that were unexpectedly included and we might all benefit from. For one, a new “App Lock” feature brings ...

Google may finally be closing one of Android’s long-standing privacy gaps, and it’s doing it in a fairly low-key way. New clues from an early Android 17 Canary build suggest that the upcoming native ...