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

Google is inching closer to a built-in app lock feature in Android 17. New findings from early builds suggest how locked apps ...

Google’s New Android Update Locks Your Apps And Hides Your Messages

Now Android Authority has delved deeper into pre-release code to find that the “latest Android Canary reveals Google plans to ...

Android 17's new App Lock might stop your notifications from spilling secrets

Android 17's App Lock feature is still a work-in-progress, but we've now learned how it will handle notifications from locked ...
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Android 17 May Finally Let You Lock Apps Without Third-Party Tools

Google appears to be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17, based on code spotted in a recent Canary build. The feature would let users lock individual apps behind Face Unlock, ...
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Android Automotive will let you PIN-lock apps to keep them private from passengers

Google is introducing a native App Lock feature for Android Automotive that lets you secure specific apps behind a PIN. Known as “sensitive app protection,” this feature allows you to lock third-party ...