Your Android phone is getting a new security secret weapon - how it works

This new security feature from Google will make your Android phone more difficult to access if you haven't used it in a while.

A new security feature from Google means that Android devices might soon start rebooting automatically -- and that's not a bad thing.

In a recent Google Play Services update, Google details how your Android phone will soon reboot if you haven't used it for three consecutive days. 

How reboots help

This is important for two reasons. The first is because, to open a phone after a reboot, you must enter a PIN -- no biometrics or other method of unlocking. PIN-only access means the phone, and the data on it, is harder to access for anyone with bad intentions. If you're one of the people using a phone without any sort of unlock protection, this is a significant layer of security ...