Google is upgrading Factory Reset Protection in an upcoming Android 16 release to make it much harder for thieves to sell stolen phones.
  • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    451·
    2 个月前

    And how does it detect if something is „Stolen“ again?

    • Maeve@kbin.earth
      2513·
      2 个月前

      Spyware. Tracking. Extensive databases. Sneakily active mics and cameras. SIM cards requiring phone numbers tied to government issued ID. Security cameras. Smart home. Facial recognition. Fingerprints. Been incarcerated? DNA.

      • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        210·
        2 个月前

        The actual fuck?

        And what if I go on a hajk for 2 days and stay in some crackhouse without any connection that night? Will it just lock up and not allow me to call for help until i Am vErIfIeD tO cAlL fOr a tAxI? What if I get hurt and have to call someone to pick me up?

    • EarMaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 个月前

      You could just read the article. It is pretty straightforward and doesn’t require any spyware or profiling as others have suggested.

    • psud@aussie.zoneEnglish
      11·
      2 个月前

      Someone tries too many times to unlock it with the wrong pin or pattern; someone tries to factory reset it with the wrong pin or pattern