Android's pattern lock, which lets you unlock your phone by swiping a specific pattern across the screen, may seem more secure than a password, but that's not always the case. While Android's pattern ...

You’ve been using Android phones or Android devices all of your life, possibly using the same passcode for years; however, you decided to change to make things a little more secure. Unfortunately, you ...

What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? Newly-released research suggests that, at least when someone close by could be looking over ...

Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not ...

Setting up a PIN for your Android phone or tablet provides a basic level of security. Even if you opt for a fingerprint reader to unlock your device, Android will still require a PIN as a backup ...

Researchers have found a new way to quickly break into smartphones which employ the pattern unlock method. By using a computer vision algorithm to trace a person’s finger on a phone display, the ...