Your Android phone now auto-restarts if it's been locked for three days

16 April 2025
It's a security feature that Google is rolling out through a Google Play Services update.

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Anonymous, 16 Apr 2025As mentioned by others, Xiaomi employs a near similar featu... more"Xiaomi employs a near similar feature that doesn't allow you to use fingerprint unlock after 72hrs has passed."

Nearly all phones do that, or at least Motorola, Tecno, Infinix, Honor and vivo devices do, and I'm okay with that, as it's good for people not to forget their code, or password.

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    Anonymous, 16 Apr 2025I will smash it if it does that! I don't want that to ... moreAs mentioned by others, Xiaomi employs a near similar feature that doesn't allow you to use fingerprint unlock after 72hrs has passed.

    They'll push on with this like what they did to.sd card slots and jacks.

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      nemesis8, 16 Apr 2025my poco already declines fingerprint unlock every 72hrs, fo... moreI didn't know this was a feature unique to Xiaomi phones.

        my poco already declines fingerprint unlock every 72hrs, for security measures

          Anonymous, 16 Apr 2025I will smash it if it does that! I don't want that to ... moreIt's like Google removing the DND button in quick settings in March. It replaced it with a Modes button which requires multiple presses to activate DND mode. If Google runs out of ideas, it starts messing with things that are working well.

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            • 16 Apr 2025

            Won't you use your phone for three days anyway?

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              potato4k, 16 Apr 2025I have mixed feelings about this. Some phones/models are in... moreGood point. Security systems, smart watches, appliances even hearing aids could be impacted by this as well. Odd feature, makes me wonder if this is linked to a theoretical vulnerability.

                Dimtons, 16 Apr 2025Bro is living in interstellar 4D time space 🗿 What do you ... moreBruh I meant that the phone (Samsung) when left idle for 72hrs it restarts by itself, oneUI add on feature ig so.....

                  I have mixed feelings about this. Some phones/models are in a half-ready state after a reboot, thus it may not be connected to wifi as it's waiting to be unlocked. Wonder how this would affect Google's own Find Devices as well as it might not be transmitting its latest location.

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                    I will smash it if it does that! I don't want that to happen. Did anyone asked me? Of course not... It is annoying me so much when it asks me for the pin code after restart. So, I don't use screen lock. This might help stopping the ridiculously useless new inventions so called innovations. I DON'T WANT IT!

                      GAMIR3DH, 16 Apr 2025So a phone that im not using for days because i have multip... moreRestart, not reset.

                        So a phone that im not using for days because i have multiple ones stored they all factory reset?

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                          Dimtons, 16 Apr 2025Bro is living in interstellar 4D time space 🗿 What do you ... moreThat means his phone's Google play services is upwards of 20.14.
                          Mine is 20.35.15

                            Kashyap03, 16 Apr 2025This feature is already existing in my phone before I bough... moreBro is living in interstellar 4D time space 🗿
                            What do you mean this feature is "existing" on your phone before you even bought it

                              This feature is already existing in my phone before I bought the phone 💀

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