Android has gained a lot of ground since Google acquired it. Over the years, some features get dropped while others creep in.
Sure, you may never get to use all features that Google adds to Android every now and then (which is why the less popular ones get dropped). Matter of fact, one feature that some Android users hardly use is Smart Lock.
For the uninitiated, Smart Lock was once what Motorola called Trusted Bluetooth. This feature allowed devices like the original Moto X to stay unlocked whenever it was connected to a trusted, Bluetooth device like your headphones or home theatre.
This way, you hardly ever got to unlock the phone manually unless you leave the vicinity of the trusted device. When Google acquired the company, Trusted Bluetooth morphed into what is today known as Smart Lock, tagging along some new features or rather new unlock methods.
The Smart Lock of today keeps your phone unlocked when in your pocket or you’re near home, meaning you only need to unlock the device once with your PIN, pattern, or password and it will stay unlocked.
While the feature has proven to be an ingenious addition for many, it appears that using Smart Lock after Android 10 update has become a pain in the neck on multiple Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
Affected users say the Smart Lock feature was fine before updating to Android 10, meaning the only culprit here is the latest and greatest from Google, but the search giant insists that this is a Samsung problem.
As you’d expect, Samsung also claims otherwise – that this is a Google issue to address. Going by the reports coming from other affected non-Samsung users, one would easily agree with Samsung that this is a Google problem to fix.
Even Google’s own Pixel 3 is affected…
… and so are some OnePlus devices as well.
As you can see from the reports above, this isn’t a Samsung-only thing. But since Google has yet to acknowledge the bug, no one knows when to expect a proper fix for this annoying Smart Lock issue after the Android 10 update.
We will keep our eyes open and let you know when the issue is addressed. Meanwhile, stay tuned to PiunikaWeb for more related stories.
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