Google will soon introduce a new Android feature called “on-body detection”, a motion-sensitive feature which will keep your smartphone unlocked as long as it is either in your hand or in your pocket. Using the smartphone’s accelerometer, it will detect whether a user is holding the phone or if its in a pocket and will accordingly lock it .
The central idea behind this feature is that, it will immediately lock the device if you leave your phone somewhere making it at risk of falling into the hands of an unknown individual.
A report by Android Police states that, once a user unlocks the phone, it will stay unlocked while they are holding it or while kept in a pocket. Once the phone is put away, it will lock again and the user needs to manually enter the password to unlock it.
[http://tech]
Image: Android Police
The report also pointed out a catch in this feature and said that, if a user hands over their phone to someone else when unlocked, it will not lock again as the feature isn’t equipped to recognise the owner’s hands or whether its in the owner’s pocket.
This feature was first spotted on a Nexus 4 running Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. Although, this feature is not related specifically to the latest Android 5.1, it will only be operational on Android 5.0 or above.
http://m.tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/google-testing-new-on-body-detection-feature-for-android-smartphones-259935.html
The central idea behind this feature is that, it will immediately lock the device if you leave your phone somewhere making it at risk of falling into the hands of an unknown individual.
A report by Android Police states that, once a user unlocks the phone, it will stay unlocked while they are holding it or while kept in a pocket. Once the phone is put away, it will lock again and the user needs to manually enter the password to unlock it.
[http://tech]
Image: Android Police
The report also pointed out a catch in this feature and said that, if a user hands over their phone to someone else when unlocked, it will not lock again as the feature isn’t equipped to recognise the owner’s hands or whether its in the owner’s pocket.
This feature was first spotted on a Nexus 4 running Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. Although, this feature is not related specifically to the latest Android 5.1, it will only be operational on Android 5.0 or above.
http://m.tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/google-testing-new-on-body-detection-feature-for-android-smartphones-259935.html
