Lost your Android? Google lets you lock it from afar.

Google will now let you remotely lock your Android, lest that cabbie whose vehicle you left your phone in sees all those duckface pictures you took last night. But this sort of move from Google could start to spell trouble for a number of mobile security apps, such as Lookout Mobile, aimed at helping you manage your phone data and deal with “loss” situations.
 
“We’ve long expected that Google would add “Lock” and “Find my Phone” functionality, and we’re surprised it didn’t come sooner!” said a Lookout Mobile spokesperson in an email to VentureBeat.
 
Google’s new feature is a very useful one for those who don’t have a lock on their phone and want to make sure their data is protected. It can be found in your Android Device Manager, according to Android Police, which will remotely tell your phone to go into lock mode when triggered. If you already have a password, it will ask you to create a new one and will instantly update your phone.
 
It will also turn your screen off and lock the phone if it’s currently in use. Should you be in airplane mode, the phone will execute these commands once connected to a signal.