Earlier this week, many media outlets reported that Google is rolling out an auto-reboot feature to Android that automatically restarts devices that have been locked for 3 consecutive days. This ...

Android phones and tablets come in all shapes and sizes, and they're often among the best smartphones on the market. However, even the best tech still runs into issues sometimes. A reboot is usually ...

As GrapheneOS continues to bolster user security within the Android ecosystem, the team shed light on firmware vulnerabilities affecting popular Android devices like Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy ...

The GrapheneOS team behind the privacy and security-focused Android-based operating system with the same name is suggesting that Android should introduce an auto-reboot feature to make exploitation of ...

Google is rolling out a new security mechanism on Android devices that will automatically reboot locked, unused devices after three consecutive days of inactivity, restoring memory to an encrypted ...

Is Android Auto causing your phone to reboot? You're not alone. Over the past few weeks, posts on support forums like Reddit have reported a strange glitch. Any time you try to use Android Auto, the ...

Devices will require users to enter their PIN after three days of inactivity. Devices will require users to enter their PIN after three days of inactivity. is a news writer focused on creative ...

Rebooting your Android phone is often recommended as one of the ways to remove any temporary bottlenecks in the phone's performance, as it clears the memory, closes any unused apps running in the ...

In a strategic move to fortify Android device security, Google is rolling out a new feature that automatically reboots smartphones and tablets if they remain locked and unused for 72 consecutive hours ...

An Android Authority app teardown has revealed that Google is working on an inactivity reboot feature. This security feature would reboot devices if they’ve been locked for three consecutive days.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Oct. 24, 2024: This story, originally published Oct.