Google is enhancing Android’s Factory Reset Protection (FRP) to make stolen phones harder to use by forcing another factory reset if setup wizard bypasses are detected. This upcoming improvement, ...
What just happened? Modern Android phones already include theft-protection features that lock devices and prevent unauthorized factory resets, making it harder for thieves to resell stolen phones.
Factory reset protection is getting several key upgrades in Android 15 to make it harder to bypass. Google made it so bypassing the setup wizard no longer deactivates factory reset protection, among ...