Your Android phone can now keep receipts of exactly how it was hacked

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TL;DR

• Google’s Intrusion Logging is now live on some devices running Android 16.
• Once enabled, Android records key activity so you can check what happened if your phone is compromised.
• You’ll see intrusion logging when setting up Device Protection, and you can opt in or skip it.

Google is changing how mobile security works with the new Intrusion Detection feature, which helps you see exactly what happened if someone gains access to your device. This feature is now rolling out to some devices, months after it was first announced, and it could make a big difference for anyone concerned about compromised accounts.

Intrusion logging is a new part of Android’s security tools and is now becoming available on actual devices. Earlier this month, we saw the feature in action for the first time. Now, it’s showing up on devices with Android 16, like the OnePlus Pad 3, as spotted by our colleague AssembleDebug. A Pixel user on Reddit also reported that the feature is live on their phone with Android 16 QPR2.




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