Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data. That’s according to Mishaal Rahman, who posted on Reddit that the features are showing up in a new update after seeing that his Xiaomi 14T Pro phone now has Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock,

If your phone is swiped, on-device intelligence will sense it and automatically lock the screen. Users will also be able to lock stolen devices remotely.

Google is quietly expanding the availability of Android's theft protection features to devices around the world.

The Arc Search app is taking on Chrome on Google’s platform with a beta version of its browser that blocks ads by default and summarizes search results for you.

As expected, the Android version of Arc Search is missing some functionality at launch. The biggest omission is Arc Sync, which allows you to sync tabs and other content with Arc on desktop or iOS. Pinch to Summarize and Call to Ask are also absent,