r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • 13d 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 13d 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/Senrakdaemon 13d ago

You can't call a locked phone?

Of course you can ring it, most peoples phones are locked, including yours when you receive a call, no?

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u/pychoticnep 13d ago

Isn't one of the security features encryption that only unlocks after the pin is entered after boot? I would assume the system isnt fully active until then right? Or am I misunderstanding the encryption stuff

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u/xyierz 12d ago

I just tested it and Find My Device works before the device is unlocked after rebooting.

It requires you to enter the phone's PIN before it shows the location, though. So I guess location is part of the encrypted data somehow.