Theft protection could get a big boost with One UI 8.5 (APK teardown)

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TL;DR

• Samsung devices with One UI 8.5 will be more resilient against theft.
• Samsung is expanding the Identity Check feature, which requires biometric unlocking before changing settings, to cover more aspects of the phone.
• Alas, these features need to be turned on manually, and One UI 8.5 likely won’t change that.

One UI 8.5, Samsung’s next major update for phones and tablets, is set to bring a wide range of new features. These include both visual and functional changes that improve the interface’s utility. In addition, a more recent leak now reveals significant improvements to theft-protection features on Galaxy devices.

In the most recent leaked build of One UI 8.5, we’ve spotted additional features under theft protection. More specifically, these additions come to Identity Check, an Android feature introduced earlier this year and subsequently added to One UI 7. It safeguards users’ devices when they’re not at a trusted location and requires them to verify their identity using biometrics before accessing certain features or changing settings. Although Identity Check on One UI already protects a large number of features, Samsung is adding a few more to its ambit.




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