It is likely that from now on many users are surprised … Why does my Android restart if I don’t use it? And Google has just released a new function that will make cell phones transporting this operating system Restart automatically 3 days.
Now, this restart has a goal. And it is a new Security feature which protects the device from password theft and biometric data. Subsequently, we tell you all the details of this new function.
Android previews a new function: automatic restart at 3 days for safety
As Google explains in yours Official blogThis new safety function is coming with a Update Google Play services (version 25.14) which will come to everyone next week. Google advanced the launch of this function designed for Android 16.
But don’t worry, The cell phone will not restart if you use it daily. This function has security purposes and will not influence the user in their daily use. And the phone will be automatically restarted If it does not unlock for 3 days in a row. That is, every time you unlock your mobile phone to use it, inactivate this function.
What is the goal of this measure? WELL go back to the phone in the state of “Before the first release (BFU)”. This is the state in which the device begins after turning it off or restarting it, in which it is not possible to unlock it with the imprint or facial recognition, but it is necessary to use the pin or password.
And this is A state of greater safetySince passwords and biometric data are more encrypted at this moment and are more difficult to violate. Now, when your Android mobile device detects that you were unlocking for more than 3 days (and without using it), it will restart to return to this safer state.
Finally, we must mention that Google is not a pioneer in this function. Indeed, In the iPhone it has recently arrived With iOS 18 and it is also a feature that has been available for a long time, a Roma -based ROM.
We invite you to Keep the Google Play services updated To receive this safety function on your Android soon.
