A large number of users are affected by this feature a little too sensitive to movements …
Today, smartphones are an integral part of our daily life. So when they stop working properly, you quickly feel annoyed … and a little lost. More GPS to find your way, more messaging to warn that you are late, more access to your emails or banking apps … In no time, our reflexes can be undermined. Sometimes sometimes loses his hand on our phone, despite all our attempts. This is precisely what could happen for thousands of users who have an Android smartphone.
For the past few days, several Internet users have complained on the American Reddit forum of an embarrassing bug linked to a new feature on their smartphone, which is eagerly awaited when it was launched last year. If you have a fairly recent model, the problem would be visible on those compatible with Android 15. Indeed, these phones integrate an option which, at first glance, may seem very useful for users, but which, in reality, would cause them more problems than anything else.
This is the flight protection function. She “Use AI, motion sensors of your device, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to detect if someone takes your device unexpectedly and run away,” explains Google on its site, in the Help Center. If this is the case, the option immediately locks your phone’s screen to protect its content. “”For example, if someone snatches your phone from the hands and runs away, by bicycle or by car, locking in the event of flight detection can be activated “add the company.
The concern is that according to users’ testimonies, this function would work a little too well, it would be sensitive to the slightest movement. Result: one of them saw his phone block when he was playing football with his phone in his pocket, another simply running in the street to catch his bus, or while walking just a little faster than usual. This bug would mainly concern the Google Pixel smartphone range. But then what to do to prevent your phone from being blocked?
According to specialized media, Google has since adjusted the sensitivity of this functionality in all discretion. But if you want not to take a risk, you can still deactivate it. To do this, go to your phone settings, open the “Google” menu, then “Google Services”, and look for “personal safety and safety”. There, you will see the “Flight Protection” option: just uncheck “locking in the event of flight detection”.
