Forgetting your Android PIN can leave you with one particularly painful option: erase the phone and start over.
Google may be working on an alternative. An Android Authority teardown of Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 uncovered an unfinished “Unlock with Google Account” feature that could allow users to recover access using the Google Account linked to their device.
Android Authority says the feature will utilize the Google account linked to the phone. Google has not confirmed a release, but if it reaches users, it could address a long-standing tradeoff between protecting a locked phone and letting its legitimate owner get back in.
Google May Be Testing…
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