Android’s new Theft Detection Lock helps deter smartphone snatch and grabs

Imagine you’re minding your own business, sitting on a park bench, looking at your phone. Boom. Someone grabs your device and runs off with it. Android and iOS already have some safeguards in place, but what about those precious few seconds when the handset is still unlocked, and you get your hands on a way to remotely wipe it? Thieves can access a lot of information in that short time. Every moment counts. Google on Wednesday and its Google I/O 2024 developer conference announced an upcom