Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is officially launching a new Android security feature for Pixel devices with Android 15 to prevent phone thieves from accessing your digital accounts. The feature, called Identity Check, requires biometric authentication to access some account and device settings when you’re not at a trusted location (such as your home or your workplace).“A stolen device in the wrong hands can expose sensitive data, leaving you vulnerable to identity th