While Google had touted the security of Android’s pattern unlock mechanism for securing data and information on an Android smartphone–law enforcement officials were unable to crack their way ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google stopped supporting Android 4.4 long ago, but if you’re still one of the few people that have a phone on that version, Google makes it pretty easy to unlock Android phone without a pattern ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pattern Unlock sets Android apart from Apple’s iOS and is, perhaps, the chief reason why Google wanted a patent for such technology.

Android has supported pattern unlock since time immemorial, but the look of the pattern has changed over time. It started off huge and garish, but now it's more minimalist. The overall vibe hasn't ...

Cybercrooks can crack your Android phone's unlock pattern in seconds Set a simpler unlock pattern if you want to keep your Android phone secure, say security experts.

Researchers have found a new way to break into smartphones which use the pattern unlock method and it can often be achieved within five attempts.

Android unlock patterns are easy to copy and less secure than fingerprint scanners and passcodes, research has revealed.