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Here's how Android Identity Check will start taking advantage of your smartwatch (APK teardown)

Identity Check offers an extra layer of protection when someone steals both your phone and your PIN. By requiring biometrics, Identity Check attempts to limit the harm bad actors could do. Google is ...
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Android's Identity Check is getting a smart companion

Earlier this year, Google enhanced its suite of anti-theft and data protection features with the introduction of Identity Check. The feature, as its name suggests, aims to check if the person trying ...
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Android’s anti-theft protections will soon become less annoying thanks to your smartwatch

Google is making its “Identity Check” anti-theft feature more convenient by integrating it with smartwatch proximity. This allows users to use their PIN or password as a fallback to biometrics, even ...
Android Police

Identity Check could soon look for a nod of approval from your wearable

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
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Your Android May Become More Secure with Smartwatch Verification

Google is working on an improvement to Android’s Identity Check feature where your smartwatch could help verify your identity. Spotted in a beta, this aims to make phone theft protection smoother by ...