Google is likely preparing major security improvements in the Android 17 operating system. After years of speculation, the system could finally offer native app locking, which users have previously had to deal with through manufacturer extensions or third-party apps.
According to findings from Android Authority, in the test version Android Canary a mention of a new one appeared App Lock APIwhich will allow lock any application using a fingerprint, facial recognition or code. And most importantly – it should work in every default launcher, not just on Pixel phones, but on all Android devices.
Today's system Private Space Google's is more of a sandbox than a simple lock. It creates a separate user profile where apps are isolated and difficult to access. For regular users who only want to protect a few apps, it's unnecessarily complicated.
Other manufacturers such as OnePlus, Samsung or Motorola while they have long offered their own solutions. Samsung has Secure Folder, Motorola's secure menu. Apple added this feature in iOS 18Google is thus system-wide App Lockem is coming delay, but at a time when there is increasing interest in it.
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If this function is Android 17 actually gets, will offer a combination of greater comfort and safer privacy. And you're probably thinking to yourself that it should have been available a long time ago. Especially at a time when users are increasingly protecting the content of their devices and hackers are becoming more brazen, it is necessary to bring new and more secure solutions.
