Android phones get neat AI Theft Detection Lock in new Pixel Drop [Video]

The arrival of Android 15 isn’t the only good news Google has for Android users today. The company has also revealed the October installment of its regular Pixel Drop feature rollouts, including a neat way for almost all Android users to combat phone snatchers.

In a blog post today, Google announced Theft Detection Lock is rolling out globally for all Android devices running version 10 and up. It uses AI and the phone’s motion sensors to decipher whether a phone has been ripped from your grasp.

If that is followed by someone attempting to abscond with your prized device on foot or otherwise, the feature will automatically lock the phone screen.

That’s pretty handy because, if you have the device in your hand while casually minding your own business looking up directions, deciding where to eat, making a call, or just browsing Instagram, the chances are the phone will be unlocked and that’s when damage can be …