Google Assistant on Android phones is getting slightly less convenient for your own safety

Having a robust voice-activated virtual assistant at your beck and call on phones, tablets, smart speakers, smartwatches, and more can be incredibly convenient, but at the same time, Google is very much aware of certain security vulnerabilities inherently arising from giving an AI excess power and freedom. As such, the search giant decided to restrict the Google Assistant's device unlocking capabilities on the Pixel 3 when launching its newest stock Android handsets back in October.

Curiously enough, it took many months for this security-improving feature to start spreading to ...

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