llet now accepts loyalty cards; Android Device Manager gets security boost

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Published 30 Jan 2014

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’s been a busy bee this past week. ong with dnesday’s surprising news that the hive was selling off its Mobility division to novo, it’s also rolling out a few updates to Android’s core apps services.

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First, the Android Device Manager received a minor but significant update. The service that allows you to track wipe your device if it’s lost or stolen now lets you add a password challenge question. If, let’s say, the thief successfully turns on your device tries to rummage through the apps, the Android Device Manager will prompt them for an answer to your carefully chosen questions. That added security element can be engaged at all times, so you’ll have to enter the word or phrase whenever you switch user accounts or launch an application.

llet also announced an update dnesday on its official + account. Now you can add loyalty cards to the app by scanning the card with the camera on your device. l of your information will automatically populate then when that merchant is having a sale, you’ll get a notification about rewards you can claim.

Both the llet app Android Device Manager update have started rolling out to compatible Android devices.