Securing your Android device with a lock screen is essential for privacy, but what happens when you forget the password or pattern? In this guide, we will explore four proven methods to unlock ...

Locking your Android smartphone with a password, PIN or unlock pattern is your first defense against those who would use it for malicious purposes like stealing your info or sending joke texts to ...

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to get into your Android phone if you've forgotten your security pattern.

Setting a password or fingerprint lock on an Android phone is a common method of protecting our essential data or private information from our eyes.

Years after they were introduced and then removed from previous versions of Android, the latest beta for Android 15 QPR1 has arrived and brings back lock screen widget support, at least for tablets.

Researchers from Lancaster University, Northwest University in China, and the University of Bath have found that Android's screen patterns aren't as safe as they seem to be, not even complex ones.

4. Select None. If you have an existing secure unlock (pattern, PIN, password or fingerprint scan), you’ll be prompted to enter it before you can disable the lock screen.

Tired of unlocking your Android phone the normal, boring way? There's an easy way to gain access without entering a PIN by using Smart Lock. Here's how.

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.