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Android 17 beta code reveals a new "Unlock with Google Account" feature that could replace factory resets for locked phones.

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Google is testing an Android feature that could let users recover access to a locked phone with their Google Account instead of factory resetting it.

Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 includes code for a “Unlock with Google Account” feature, which would let users recover locked-out phones without performing a factory reset. Google previously allowed pattern ...