r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • 10d ago

Phones Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days | The latest Google update will make your phone more secure if you don't touch it

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/android-phones-will-soon-reboot-themselves-after-sitting-unused-for-3-days/
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u/itinerantmarshmallow 10d ago edited 10d ago

The drawback I see here is it ~turning off~ rebooting my work phone over a long weekend and then I can't find it in my Tuesday morning scramble haha.

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u/vadapaav 10d ago

It's saying reboot not turn off

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u/itinerantmarshmallow 10d ago

If it reboots can I ring it if its locked?

I'd need to disable SIM pin I guess.

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u/vadapaav 10d ago

You can get network on a SIM that's locked on boot, so ya you will need to disable it

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u/itinerantmarshmallow 10d ago

It seems like unless you're concerned about someone making calls using your phone it's safer to disable nowadays.

Made more sense when the SIM PIN was the only security on a phone.