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Lock It Up: Android 17’s Latest QPR2 Beta Introduces a Built-In App Lock

Using an app lock on your phone adds a layer of security for sensitive data past your main lock screen.

Native App Lock Feature Arrives With One UI 9.5

Samsung App Lock is officially arriving in the expected One UI 9.5 update. Secure individual applications using biometric ...
TechnoSports

Android 17 QPR2 Adds App Lock to Pixel in 2026 Update

Android qpr2 app lock. Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 adds native App lock for Pixel devices, detailed by 9to5Google on Aug 14, ...

Turn on these settings to protect your Android phone from theft

For years, Android anti-theft protection was more reactionary than proactive. Users are all too familiar with traditional ...
Android

Android May Soon Get Native App Locks for Smarter Privacy and Protection

Android is testing Native App Locks, a feature that lets users secure individual apps with a fingerprint or PIN. It helps protect private data, hide notifications, and makes sharing phones safer and ...
Digital Trends

Android 17’s native app lock may also hide notifications from locked apps

Fresh leaks from Android 17’s Canary build suggest that Google is actively working on how notifications behave for locked apps. According to a new Android Authority report, notifications from apps ...
Android

Samsung Is Finally Adding App Lock, Soon — Here's How It Works

Samsung appears set to finally add App Lock with One UI 9.5, allowing users to lock individual apps or games directly from the home screen or app drawer. The feature will use the phone’s existing PIN ...
9to5Google

Android 17 QPR2 adds App lock to Pixel

When you long-press an application for the Actions menu, “App lock” appears at the bottom to join App info, Pause app, ...