Google Play Services 25.14 includes an auto-reboot feature that kicks in after three days, meant to secure Android phones and tablets against intrusion. That could irritate US law enforcement and ...

Google’s mobile operating system Android will now automatically reboot if the phone is locked for three days in a row. On Monday, the tech giant pushed updates to Google Play services, a core part of ...

I wonder what percentage of phone users leave their phones untouched for three days. Most people I know use their phones daily. Except me. I imagine my phone will be rebooted quite often with this ...

If you don't unlock your Android device for three straight days, it will now automatically restart. Why? Because it will make it harder for bad actors, such as a thief, to break into your device. We ...

Google introduced a new security feature that automatically restarts Android devices after 3 days of inactivity. Restarts improve security by putting devices in an ...

In brief: Google is borrowing a page from Apple's playbook. The tech giant is rolling out a new security feature that will automatically restart a device that has been locked and inactive for three ...

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The easiest way to free up memory, close all running programs, and clear up some bugs on an Android phone is to turn it off and turn it on again. But while my old cellphone could go from off to on in ...