Crucially, these updates will roll out to all phones running Google Lens on iOS and Android, which is hundreds of millions of handsets. Google says that Lens is responsible for 20 billion visual searches every month. These updates add generative AI into more hands without necessitating new hardware.

If your phone is swiped, on-device intelligence will sense it and automatically lock the screen. Users will also be able to lock stolen devices remotely.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Google has started rolling out three ‘Theft Protection’ features for Android devices. They will rely on multiple sensors to lock the device.

Google is working on a new trade-in mode for Android that will hopefully speed up phone inspections so you can get your refund faster.

Three new theft protection features that Google announced earlier this year have reportedly started rolling out on Android. The tools — Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock and Remote Lock — are aimed at giving users a way to quickly lock down their devices if they’ve been swiped,

One of the new features uses machine learning (ML) to lock your phone if it suspects someone is running off with it.

Google is gradually rolling out its Theft protection features for Android devices in the US after initially being limited to devices in Brazil. However, some users are not seeing all three security features together,

Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data. That’s according to Mishaal Rahman, who posted on Reddit that the features are showing up in a new update after seeing that his Xiaomi 14T Pro phone now has Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock,

Google is quietly expanding the availability of Android's theft protection features to devices around the world.