We open our smartphones innumerable times each day without even thinking twice about it. Punching in a PIN or passcode, touching a fingerprint sensor, or waiting for facial recognition has quickly ...

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. However, if you forget your phone password, Android ...

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Some of us may forget important things that may not have of great consequence. However, if you forget how to unlock your phone nowadays, we’re pretty sure that it’s going to cause you headaches, ...

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 can unlock your Google Pixel device without a passcode while still ensuring your device remains secure. Although, it is admittedly technical and tricky at times. Even still, there are multiple ...

You probably know that using a PIN like 1234 or 0000 to secure your phone isn't a good idea. You can skip the PIN altogether and use an unlock pattern on Android... but it turn out those might not be ...

Since 2008, Google has offered a pattern unlock feature in its Android operating system. Pattern unlock remains a unique part of the Android experience -- you won't find the feature on any other ...