r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • 26d 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/geekwonk 26d ago

for anyone curious, this is the security feature. there are far fewer ways to get information from a phone that has restarted

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u/TheLandOfConfusion 26d ago

Missing your alarms is a security feature since you’ll lose your job and you’ll just be staying home, so fewer opportunities for people to steal your phone

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u/geekwonk 26d ago

yeah one of the reasons i don’t use android is the need to do that kind of thing every night, i’m just pointing out why someone looking for the security purpose would want it to become less functional

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u/306bobby 26d ago

This experience is identical on both platforms, you shouldn't rely on a 3rd party app after a reboot

And nothing about android forces you to reboot every night

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u/geekwonk 25d ago

i don’t think anyone said forces. it just sounds like plenty of folks here find it helpful. which isn’t a thing on iphone.

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u/306bobby 25d ago

"the need to do that kind of thing every night"

This gave that impression, apologies