I just had this notification come up, not sure if it's exclusive to ~~Pixel Watches~~ (appears to be Pixel Watch exclusive currently) and Pixel phones - but seems to be a more "intelligent" version of Trusted Devices since supposedly the range is shorter, and it requires your watch to be unlocked.
Seems nice. If your phone is unlocked by the watch, a screen on the watch will appear for a few seconds that lets you relock the phone (and I suspect prevents it from unlocking again until the PIN is entered).
Obligatory "trust your surroundings" disclaimer if you enable this. I haven't had the opportunity to test the range yet, but I'll certainly enjoy it at home at the very least.
Google has a support document on this feature here - provided by @[email protected]
Why lock your phone at all if you're going to do stuff like this? This level of convenience pretty much eliminates security.
For me personally, I have a higher "trust factor" at home, for obvious reasons.
I'm not suggesting you use it while out and about (in fact, I tried to imply that you shouldn't). Whether you choose to use it or not is up to you, I'm just here to show that it's an option now.
Are you able to have it automatically disable when you leave home?
That would be nice, but I don't see a setting for that unfortunately. But the setting in the Wear app is pretty quick to get to at least.