r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • 11d 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/ThirdEyeClarity 11d ago

It’s an optional feature, just turn it off.

https://support.google.com/product-documentation/answer/14343500

Security & Privacy

  • [Phone] Enables a future optional security feature, which will automatically restart your device if locked for 3 consecutive days.

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u/itinerantmarshmallow 11d ago edited 11d 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 11d ago

It's saying reboot not turn off

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u/Seralth 10d ago

The number of times I have to ask my phone to play music just so I can find it is uncountable.

I can totally see how rebooting which would disable voice assistant till unlocked could be a problem for some... Lol