Usually, you don’t want people poking around on your device. There are ways to stop this, including biometrics and passcodes, but Android users don’t have many privacy options once someone — whether it’s a kid, friend or thief — gets hold of their phone and gets past the lock screen.
Android 17 is potentially changing that with the introduction of a native app lock. The feature, spotted by 9to5Google, was introduced with the Android 17 QPR2 beta 3 build released late last week.
The feature, currently in testing, functions as an app lock should. You set it to lock an app, like a social media or messaging platform or photos archive. Then, anyone…
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