I'm officially 'un-locked' and ready to scroll, as long as I'm on my couch
The article discusses the Android feature Extend Unlock, which allows users to access their devices without entering a PIN or using biometrics in trusted locations or situations. It explains how the feature works through Trusted Places, Trusted Devices, and motion detection, offering convenience while maintaining some security. The device remains unlocked for up to four hours in these scenarios before requiring re-authentication.
- ▪Extend Unlock is an Android feature that allows users to bypass security protocols in approved locations or situations.
- ▪The feature can be activated using Trusted Places, Trusted Devices like Bluetooth headphones, or when the phone detects motion while on the user's body.
- ▪Extend Unlock was previously known as Smart Unlock and was rebranded in 2023.
- ▪Devices remain unlocked for up to four hours in trusted scenarios before requiring a PIN or biometric authentication.
- ▪Extend Unlock is available on most devices running Android 10 or later.
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| Original publisher | Android Police |
| Canonical URL | https://www.androidpolice.com/officially-unlocked-ready-scroll-on-my-couch/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:30:11 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-04-28T12:34:31.921Z |
| Last seen | 2026-04-28T12:34:31.921Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | Ul4Ckok2T2WR |
| Cluster logic | Grouped by semantic title/content similarity across sources within a rolling window. Same-publisher template collisions are excluded from coverage comparison. |
| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
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