Back in the early days of Android, people ooh-ed and aah-ed over every little thing, even the seemingly-innocuous pattern unlock feature. It appears that Google has bigger plans for that lockscreen, ...

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 your ...

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This guide will show you the options on how to fix a Galaxy S9+ that’s having a problem unlocking the screen using Pattern. If you are wondering what your options are in this situation, make sure to ...

After Apple acquired the patent for the Slide to Unlock feature for all iPhone phones, Google has also been officially awarded last week the patent for the Android pattern unlock feature. Pattern ...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Drew/AP/REX/Shutterstock (6825150d) Motorola MotoG4, Sony Xperia XA, OnePlus A3000 This, photo shows a Motorola MotoG4, right, a ...

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 ...

Nowadays, smartphones are more than just compact devices made for calling or chatting with others. They’re portable computers, and at the same time, they’re extensions of our lives. A smartphone holds ...