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I tested Android’s new Theft Detection and learned how to properly steal a phone

My short-lived life as an Android bandit.

Apr 30, 2025 - 17:13
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I tested Android’s new Theft Detection and learned how to properly steal a phone

My phone is the center of my digital life, so when Android 15 added some new theft protection features, I knew I should check them out. Specifically, I wanted to test the novel Theft Detection Lock. Sure, it’s not going to do anything to prevent the actual theft of my phone, but it should keep thieves from accessing my bank account or my photos or deleting all of my Pokemon Go shinies.

What I didn’t expect was that I wouldn’t be able to get it to work at all. Well, not without a little help, at least.

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