Reports say Samsung’s upcoming software update for Galaxy devices, aligned with Android 17 changes, will add stricter protections against brute-force unlocking. Samsung reportedly plans to reduce the number of failed unlock attempts required to trigger a lockout by increasing the intervals between failures and tightening how the device responds over time. One account describes protections that prevent the phone from counting duplicate passcodes as additional failed attempts, while also enforcing lockout limits within specific time periods. The reporting includes an example sequence of lockout durations tied to consecutive failed attempts, such as a short lockout after multiple failures and longer lockouts as the attempt count rises. Another outlet emphasizes that the updated restrictions can lead to a permanent lock after a higher threshold of failed unlock attempts, referencing the Android 17 groundwork that Samsung is carrying into its One UI update. The sources characterize the changes as a move to make automated guessing more difficult and to limit repeated attempts, with specific thresholds and lockout durations depending on the number of consecutive failures.