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What to Do If You Forget Your Android Phone's PIN, Pattern, or Password

Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not ...
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Android’s Find My Device app may soon add biometric unlock

The Find My Device app on Android may soon be getting a big upgrade, as it prepares support for biometric unlock. For a long time, the point of the Find My Device app on Android was solely to locate ...
Lifewire on MSN

Things You Didn’t Know About Factory Resetting an Android

The following list shows the button combinations for popular Android-based devices. If you don't see your device manufacturer ...
Android Police

Extend Unlock begins replacing Smart Lock in Android device settings

Earlier this year, we reported on a planned split in Android's Smart Lock scheme which allows host devices such as phones and tablets to be kept unlocked while connected to a recognized Bluetooth ...
Android Police

Android 16's USB Protection could prompt you to unlock your device before plugging it in

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
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3 Ways To Check If Your Android Phone Is Carrier-Locked

It's not always easy to tell if an Android device is locked to a cellular/wireless provider, but there are methods to retrieve this information. If your device is locked, it will only take SIM cards ...