We’ve all reached that point wherein that smartphone or tablet purchase hurts a bit much. And it should, as these devices have ballooned in price ever since Apple normalized crossing the thousand-dollar border with the iPhone X. Well, it seems that we’ve achieved a significant milestone in protecting you, and other consumers from theft. The Google “Find My Device” feature will be able to work even with no internet after an upcoming update. It’s a feature that’s already been adopted into the Apple iOS and Samsung ecosystems, so it’s a welcome addition for Google this time.

One may use the Find My Device application to find one’s smartphone when it is lost or stolen. In addition to being found, users can remotely lock it, log it out of all Google accounts, or even reset it using this simple application. Doing so might not necessarily retrieve one’s smartphone, but at least all sensitive data can no longer be breached or compromised. However, the one bad thing about it is that it needed an internet connection in order to perform the “remote operation.”

That changes soon. With the latest patch of updates, it is quoted that “Find My Device now supports encrypted last known location reporting for Android devices, using a new privacy-focused framework.” In layman’s terms, not only will the device no longer need internet to send its location to the Google account owner, but it will also encrypt the data before doing so. It will be using its proximity to other Bluetooth devices within the area to come up an accurate approximation of coordinates to follow.

With this, it will be substantially easier to “Find My Device” even with no internet. It’s definitely a game-changer and should come as soon as possible.

Featured image c/o GSMArena