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 ...
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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, ...

Here’s how Android 17’s App Lock will handle notifications

While Android 16 QPR3 is in beta right now and is the next major software release before Android 17 drops, there has been no ...

Android 17 May Finally Bring Native App Lock Support, and It Could Go Beyond Just Locking Apps

Google may finally be closing one of Android’s long-standing privacy gaps, and it’s doing it in a fairly low-key way. New ...

Android 17 App Lock could hide notification content: Report

It is not confirmed whether the app name and icon will be visible. Based on other Android implementations, it is likely they ...
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Android's native App Lock feature may arrive next year

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...