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How to lock apps on your Android phone to prevent unauthorized access

Smartphones are a big part of our lives today, and the best smartphones serve as more than just phones. They hold memories like photos and videos, and also protect other important things such as ...

Android Automotive will let you PIN-lock apps to keep them private from passengers

Google’s new Sensitive App Protection feature for Android Automotive lets you PIN-lock specific apps to hide them from passengers.

Android's native App Lock feature may arrive next year

Looking through the latest Android Canary 2512 release, Android Authority's Mishaal Rahman found evidence of a new App Lock ...
Android Authority

Android 17 may finally add the native App Lock feature Pixel users have been waiting for

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...
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Samsung may be adding ‘App Lock’ to its Android 15 update, separate from Secure Folder

Locking apps seems to be a growing trend, with Google introducing “Private Space” on Pixel and Apple following suit as well. Now, Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch “App Lock” in its Android ...