The potential security problem reported in the past few hours by Samsung He created some concern among the owners of cell phones produced by the Korean company. Millions of electronic devices of the famous brand released all over the world have in fact received an unusual Alert through the “Samsung Members” application, which is already installed on mobile phones at the time of purchase.
The notice refers in particular to its customers who have already made the upgrade to One UI 17the most recent version of Samsung’s personalized user interface, based on Android 15. It is an information campaign that, which, started from the United Kingdom, aims to encourage the approximately 40 million owners of smartphones made by the South Korean company to exploit the disrupting functions of the devices.
To combat a constantly growing phenomenon, Samsung encourages its customers to exploit the new suite Theft Protection included precisely in the One UI 7 update, and made with the aim of protecting the user’s sensitive data in the event of theft or even unauthorized access. The possibility of benefiting from the package does not concern exclusively the owners of the most recent Galaxy S25, but also other dated models such as Galaxy S22, S23, S24, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and 6, Galaxy Z Fold 5 and 6. Not only, given that in the rest of the year the suite will also be available for other specimens, which will then be announced from time to time: the invitation for everyone is to download the update and to download the update enable anti -theft functions.
Among the options there are a series of smart features that go
Beyond the usual standards available on Samsung devices:
- In the event of a snatch, with the detection of movements sudden and suspicions via IA, the phone immediately blocks the screen;
- In the event that one is detected disconnection From the network for an excessively long period, the smartphone blocks automatically;
- If you are the victim of a theft it is possible for the owner block Its smartphone even remotely through the phone number and quick verification.
In addition to these protections, the new Samsung suite allows you to take advantage of two other innovative options, which come into operation even after a possible theft:
- “identity control“: Biometric authentication in places recognized by the AI as non -familiar places is required from the system. To change the safety settings, the facial recognition or fingerprint of the owner is therefore necessary, so even stealing the pin will be useless;
- “Security delay“: If the thief tries to replace the biometric settings, an hour of time is provided during which the owner can possibly intervene from a second electronic device to block the changes.