Samsung Galaxy’s New ‘Inactivity Restart’ Locks Out Thieves and Keeps You Safe — Here’s How It Works

Samsung Galaxy’s new ‘Inactivity Restart’ locks out thieves and keeps you safe — here’s how it works

Samsung has just added a new feature that automatically restarts your phone and secures your data if you don't use it for at least 3 days.

Samsung Adds New Security Feature That Restarts Galaxy Devices After Staying Locked for 72 Hours

Samsung has debuted a new security feature for its Galaxy smartphones that will automatically restart it after a long period of inactivity.

Samsung just quietly added a handy new security trick to the Galaxy S26

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has rolled out a new “Inactivity restart” feature to the Galaxy S26 series. Inactivity restart is a security feature that automatically restarts your phone if it remains locked for 72 hours. An automatic restart will have the phone enter into a higher security state, ceasing to display notifications and incoming calls until unlocked. Samsung’s Privacy Display is one of the most interestin…

Inactivity Restart security feature is reaching more Galaxy phones, including the S26

Samsung is rolling out a new security feature originally introduced by Google last year. Called Inactivity Restart, it is now reaching Galaxy S26 users in Korea, possibly through the February 2026 patch Samsung just started rolling out. The feature isn’t entirely new for Google or Samsung fans. Galaxy Z Fold 7 users running One UI 8 with the February 2026 patch already have it, and Galaxy S25 series devices on One UI 8.5 beta firmware and the…