There are three parts to Google's new anti-theft plan, and the first is the plainly-named Theft Detection. If the phone believes it's been swiped from your hand by someone and they're speeding off on foot or a bike or in a vehicle (based on motion data fed through an algorithm), it'll lock the screen and ask for your password or fingerprint again.

Google is reportedly rolling out several new features for Android under the "Theft Detection" moniker. The updates include "Theft Detection Lock," which is an AI-powered lock screen that seeks out motion akin to someone snatching and running off with your device.

Google is stepping up its device security game for Android users, with long-promised theft protection tools that are beginning to make their way to select devices this week. Spotted by Android journalist Mishaal Rahman on X (formerly Twitter),