Lock patterns are a popular way to secure Android smartphones, as they are a lot easier to remember than PIN codes or text passwords. In fact, around 40% of Android owners opt for this lock method, ...

16:31, Tue, Jan 24, 2017 Updated: 16:51, Tue, Jan 24, 2017 Android smartphone users may need to beef up their security protection following the revelation that one popular phone locking method is ...

The popular Pattern Lock system is used to secure millions of Android phones - but researchers have revealed it can easily be cracked. New software can analyse the user's finger movement from up to ...

The pattern lock system used by millions of Android users to secure their phones can be cracked in just five attempts simply by observing hand movements, security experts have claimed. A study by ...

We all know that passwords such as ‘12345’ and ‘password1’ are far from secure, but how about your lock screen pattern for your smartphone? A study shows that most of us use similar patterns to unlock ...

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Google is working on a native App Lock feature, and it could arrive as early as Android 17 next year. Here's how it might work!

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Depending on the model, smartphone unlocking methods include fingerprint recognition, numeric or text-based passwords, swipe to unlock, and pattern recognition. Among these, Android users typically ...