Android 14 will offer a “repair mode” that will protect your data from nosy repairmen

Last month, we learned that Google was preparing a Repair Mode for Pixel smartphones that will simplify the steps you need to take when you need to get your phone repaired. If there is currently a problem with your device and you want to take it to a repair shop, you have the option of resetting your smartphone and thus losing its contents. Show your PIN code to professionalsso it can restart the phone without getting stuck on the lock page.

The inevitable Mishaal Rahman explains this principle on X, formerly Twitter: Repair Mode is being prepared at Google. discovered that native support for repair mode, a feature that creates a secure environment to protect user privacy while the device is being repaired, allows you to:Send your device for repair without having to wipe it previously. “While the device is in repair mode, technicians do not have access to any of your applications or personal data.”

Google is preparing a native Repair mode for all devices running Android 14

Remember this: Local Repair mode will be separate from PixelsMaintenance mode, which should be deployed in the feature drop in December 2023 or is available via Samsung’s One UI 6 interface. Native Repair Mode will be available on all new Android devices running Android 14.

Without going into details, when entering Repair mode the operating system Apps and smartphone data that repairman cannot access. The system interface will look like a smartphone straight from the factory and predefined temporary PIN code. “Android simulates a factory reset by merging the original system image with a new user data image.” According to Mr. Rahman, this new feature in Android 14 will be very useful for smartphone manufacturers that have not developed their own Repair mode in-house.