Google made a lot of announcements at its I/O developer conference in May. While most of the announcements focused on the capabilities of generative AI, there were also important developments on the security side. One of them is “Theft detection lockThis feature, which comes with Android 15, allows artificial intelligence to understand theft cases.

The tech giant has officially started testing the feature that users have been eagerly waiting for since yesterday. Especially testing It started in Brazil, where many cases of handbag theft occur and where smartphones are regularly stolen. The company will evaluate feedback from users in the country. Let us underline that this is only the case in Brazil. It will not be tested elsewhere for the time being.

What does the Theft Detection Lock do?

Let’s talk about how the feature works and what it will do. Theft detection lock is supported by artificial intelligence and tracks device movements. When AI detects unusual movements, such as suddenly taking the phone out of your hand locks the screen automatically and prevents the thief from gaining access to it.

Sensing movements isn’t the only thing it can do. Plus, the feature allows your phone to do that for use on another network working or normal have not used a commonly used network for a long time It will also be able to detect unusual situations, such as, for example, and take action

Theft detection lock is a very nice feature in theory. Of course, it’s still too early to say whether it will work as intended or not. Google will see the feedback from Brazil and try to improve the feature. We hope it really works and prevents thieves from gaining access to the devices.