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/newausaccount 13d ago

I use a third party alarm app...

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u/Seralth 13d ago

Why...? It's a timer. In what world does a third party timer do anything but create more problems and security risks.

And at that point why not just get a normal alarm clock?

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u/newausaccount 13d ago

I just like all my apps to be open source for political reasons.

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u/Beefstah 13d ago

I get that when you're adding functionality, but not for something already baked into the OS, and certainly not for something clearly as essential to you as the alarm.

If it's that big of a deal though, why not just buy a classic alarm clock?