If we take the security measures that Android offers us, it is increasingly difficult for someone to access the content of our mobile. It may be lost or stolen and we will never see it again, but with the proper precautions, it will be more difficult for someone to see our content. Android has some native security measures to extend this protection, such as the password request every 72 hours.
Security protections are varied and have increased over time. It all started with the classic SIM card PIN and there was all the access protection to our terminal. Shortly after, the second method of locking the device itself began, and later came the biometric unlocks , increasingly advanced that we all know, and that have the fingerprint unlocking on the screen as the last chapter in the story so far.
Mandatory password every 72 hours
However, if we use facial or finger unlocking methods, we must always establish an alternative password or PIN so in the event that the first system fails, we can access the mobile. However, Google established a general security system, which makes the user have to enter this password, when it has been 72 hours without unlocking the mobile using this method.
Some users indicate that it is a good measure, not only for security, but to remember the password from time to time, which otherwise is never entered and can be forgotten. However, for many others it is an annoying measure, since it hinders the fluidity of the normal operation of the device, when we are used to instant access with the fingerprint or the face.
The trick to avoid it
Unfortunately there is no option to deactivate the 72 hour security measure, but there is a trick to prevent the message from appearing again. It involves performing a mobile reset at some point during the 72 hours. That is, we will have to turn off or restart our mobile at least once within three days of the last time the code was requested.
In this way, the counter will reset to zero, so the 72 hour message will not appear again . In addition, this forces us to restart or turn off the mobile from time to time, one of the main recommendations made by the brands themselves to improve the general fluidity of the device.