Enabling face recognition adds an extra layer of security while making unlocking your phone fast and effortless ...

New research from researchers in Sweden and the UK reveals that hackers would be able to steal the unlock pattern of your Android phone by turning the device into an improvised sonar system. Using ...

After all these years, I still prefer using Android's pattern unlock feature as opposed to a standard PIN -- here's why.

Android unlock patterns might be fun to use, but they're not that secure. A recent study from the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County revealed that it's incredibly ...

One new study has quantified just how easy an Android-style unlock pattern—as opposed to a six-digit PIN or biometric unlock—makes the job of any over-the-shoulder snoop.

Though unlock patterns used by Android phones may seem more random — and therefore more secure — than passcodes, they can be surprisingly easy to crack. While there are hundreds of thousands ...

It started off huge and garish, but now it's more minimalist. The overall vibe hasn't changed in Android P, but there is one notable alteration to pattern unlock: the path fades away as you swipe.

The ability to unlock WhatsApp with your fingerprint has been available for compatible iPhones since earlier this year, but now the feature has finally arrived for supported Android handsets, too ...