You may soon be able to unlock your Android Lollipop 5.0 phone simply by saying "OK Google." That probably sounds useful, but it doesn't sound all that secure. In fact, it isn't, based on screen ...

Google can unlock many Android phones remotely when given a search warrant, bypassing lock codes on particular devices. The report reads: Forensic examiners are able to bypass passcodes on some of ...

Google has discontinued NFC Smart Unlock, a feature that allowed users to unlock their Android phones with NFC smart devices.

The requests with Google and Apple were made by the government as it sought court orders under a 1789 law, the All Writs Act, to force the companies to help unlock the phones, the story reported.

Android users can no longer use the NFC Smart Unlock feature on their devices after it was secretly killed by Google without any warning.

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 ...