Devices will require users to enter their PIN after three days of inactivity. Devices will require users to enter their PIN after three days of inactivity. is a news writer focused on creative ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Your Android phone can sometimes go haywire unexpectedly. In this case, it's important to restart your device to assess the potential issue that led to its shutdown. You can switch it off and on to ...

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 ...

Most people typically only reboot their electronics when they're prompted to because of an update or when there are performance issues, the bare minimum.

Android is under attack. Google issued urgent updates for two actively exploited vulnerabilities at the very beginning of December. Pixels received those right away. Now Samsung is rolling out those ...

Rebooting your Android phone is often recommended as one of the ways to remove any temporary bottlenecks in the phone's performance, as it clears the memory, closes any unused apps running in the ...

Android devices will soon have a new security feature that automatically restarts phones and tablets if they remain locked for three consecutive days or more. This update is part of Google Play ...

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

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...