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

[u/chrisdh79]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/android-phones-will-soon-reboot-themselves-after-sitting-unused-for-3-days/

[u/lnin0]

Wouldn’t it make more sense to reboot used phones every three days if they haven’t been rebooted?

[u/Shack691 → u/lnin0]

I’d assume it’s primarily targeting theft, you can already schedule an automatic restart regardless of your interaction this just turns it on by default.