Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 brings a native App lock feature to Pixel devices for the first time.

This is a system-level lock, not a third-party workaround. It means Google is finally building into Android what Samsung and others have offered for years through their own skins.

The full 9to5Google breakdown of QPR2 Beta 3 covers every change in this build. If app-level security on stock Android matters to you, that piece has the details on how the feature actually works.

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