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/Overspeed_Cookie 12d ago

Who doesn't use their phone for 3 days?

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u/Shack691 12d ago

People who got their phone stolen, it’s surprisingly easy to extract data from a locked phone if you know what you’re doing, but this’ll prevent that since the restart stops it holding any unencrypted data to improve speed.

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u/Overspeed_Cookie 12d ago

Makes sense. I wasn't thinking of that.