• Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    “This actually caused some annoyance among law enforcement officials who believed they had suspects’ phones stored in a readable state, only to find they were rebooting and becoming harder to access due to this feature.”

    I love it.

  • oldfart@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Good security feature but only for the phone in your pocket. The old one used as a camera, homeassistant screen, sms to email forwarder, ssh server, will stop being useful.

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        2 months ago

        On the 9to5Google article it says

        Update 4/16: Google has updated the changelog entry to add that auto-reboot is “optional” when it comes in the “future.” This addresses some concern from people who run continuous Android devices, with tablets somewhat fitting into that.