About 2 million people nationwide had signed up for the app last month, and 50,000 phones were locked, according to the Justice Department.

Sao Paulo: Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday that Brazil will be the first country to test an anti-theft feature for Android phones that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify when a phone has been stolen and lock the device's screen. Three types of locks will be available in the initial testing phase. In one of the tasks, Google will use artificial intelligence it has created to help detect "common theft-related movements" signals and block the screen. The second feature allows users to remotely lock the device's screen by entering a phone number and completing a security challenge from another device. The last mode is to automatically lock the screen if the device does not have access to the Internet for a long time.screen. The second feature allows users to remotely lock the device's screen by entering a phone number and completing a security challenge from another device. The last mode is an automatic screen lock if the device does not access the Internet for a long time. Play Unmute in full screen mode

According to the company, the features will be available to Brazilian users starting in July with Android 10 or higher. Google said they will gradually roll out to users in other countries this year. Phone theft is a growing problem in Brazil. According to data from the 2023 Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, the number of stolen mobile phones in Latin America's largest economy will increase by 16.6% annually in 2022, reaching nearly 1 million. In December, the Brazilian government launched the Celular Seguro app, which allows users to report a stolen phone and block access to it using another device owned by a trusted person.

About 2 million people nationwide had signed up for the app last month, and 50,000 phones were locked, according to the Justice Department.