Should probably be recommended for Android when it rolls out, as PG currently recommends the functionally identical Stolen Device Protection for iOS.
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Unfortunately, this is a Google Play Services feature, not an AOSP feature. If Google actually cared about protecting users, this wouldn’t be part of their proprietary feature set.
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To be fair, the feature is more about protecting your Google account than your phone. Just like iOS’s Stolen Device Protection is about protecting your Apple ID and not your phone.
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That’s true, but a lot of the settings it locks behind biometrics aren’t related to Google account functionality.
Some sensitive actions that fall within Identity Check’s protections include performing a factory reset, changing the screen lock, registering a new fingerprint, turning off ‘Find My Device,’ adding a Google account, accessing developer options, and opening Google Password Manager.
Many of those already require a fingerprint or PIN anyway. Like enabling dev mode, changinf screen lock, adding FP
What settings or apps would protect Android devices and or iPhones in the case of theft ?
I am not convinced about the trustworthiness of remote methods. Being WiFi access is necessary for this to happen.
On my Password Manager, after 5 failed login attempts, my vault is erased. Can this feature be applied to devices as well ?
iOS has a built-in feature you can enable to erase the device after 10 failed attempts, don’t think android does by default, but GOS might have that feature (it seems like it’d be up their alley to add)
From what i can tell GOS doesn’t have a way to limit the number of incorrect password attempts similar to iOS. though GOS does disable fingerprint after 5 attempts and has a reboot timer if not unlocked within a given time.
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/501-wipe-device-after-failed-10-password-attempts
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Crazy how Android is going like iOS and iOS is going like Android nowadays… Lol
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Way off. Android does. Has been doing it since Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich (10+ years ago).
Oh neat, where in settings is it because I was taking a look on my Pixel yesterday and couldn’t find it 
This isn’t a good approach. You should learn the CIA principle.
Pray tell …
I assume they’re talking about confidentiality, integrity, availability (is your data private? has your data been tampered with? can you access your data?)
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