Samsung (28) announced on Thursday that it will introduce a Repair Mode on their smartphones. Functionality blocks all personal dataEnsuring that the device can be left at a service center without risking photos or other personal information being stolen.
Even with official help, leaving a smartphone for maintenance without formatting risks exposing sensitive information. Even if the technician does not steal or leak the data, he may still have access, for example, to the user’s photo galleries and message history.
More safety and practicality
Repair Mode can be accessed from the repair menu. settingsin option Battery and Device Care. When activated, the smartphone restarts after a while. parallel boot modehides all apps, accounts and gallery items, bringing only default apps.
This way the help can test the device after maintenance, but without access User information. This takes the pain out of restoring factory defaults or the worry of relying on service providers’ goodwill to avoid violating customer privacy.
The new mode can be disabled from the same menu via digital the user or secure unlock pattern — different from the default, created in the security settings and only unlocks the screen.
A new function will come to the series Galaxy S21first in South Korea and then in the next few months for other models and regions.
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Source: Tec Mundo
