Nigeria, April 16 -- Google has rolled out a new security update that will make Android phones automatically restart if they remain locked for three straight days.

This update was added on Monday through changes to Google Play services, which support both Android apps and system functions.

The auto-reboot feature was included under the "Security & Privacy" settings. Its purpose is to protect user data by resetting the device if it has not been unlocked for 72 hours.

Once this happens, the phone restarts on its own.

This approach is meant to protect data from being accessed by force.

When a phone is turned off or has not been unlocked since it was turned on, its contents are in a fully protected state, meaning most of the data is unre...