--- title: Google Android to lock screen of stolen smart phones with AI description: Google's upcoming Android 15 operating system will introduce a Theft Detection Lock feature powered by AI to enhance smartphone security. The feature detects... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-android-to-lock-screen-of-stolen-smart-phones-with-ai-fx3lmh643 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Android to lock screen of stolen smart phones with AI | daily.dev og:description: Google's upcoming Android 15 operating system will introduce a Theft Detection Lock feature powered by AI to enhance smartphone security. The feature detects... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-android-to-lock-screen-of-stolen-smart-phones-with-ai-fx3lmh643 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fx3lmh643.png og:image:alt: Google Android to lock screen of stolen smart phones with AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Android to lock screen of stolen smart phones with AI **[Cybersecurity Insiders](https://daily.dev/sources/cybersecurityinsiders)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Google's upcoming Android 15 operating system will introduce a Theft Detection Lock feature powered by AI to enhance smartphone security. The feature detects instances of phone theft and locks the screen to prevent unauthorized access. Beta testing in cities like Sao Paulo, London, Brazil, and France showed promising results. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@stanrud** · 0 upvotes > After so many years Google has finally developed an alternative to Apple's “Find My” and “Anti-Theft” features. 😝 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-android-to-lock-screen-of-stolen-smart-phones-with-ai-fx3lmh643) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google Android to lock screen of stolen smart phones with AI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-android-to-lock-screen-of-stolen-smart-phones-with-ai-fx3lmh643","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-android-to-lock-screen-of-stolen-smart-phones-with-ai-fx3lmh643"},"datePublished":"2024-05-16T05:49:31.180Z","dateModified":"2024-05-16T05:49:30.862Z","description":"Google's upcoming Android 15 operating system will introduce a Theft Detection Lock feature powered by AI to enhance smartphone security. 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