Why is My Phone Asking For a Pin After Factory Reset? FRP (Factory Reset Protection) is a clever security measure to protect the data of your phone from being stolen. Anyone who steals your phone ...

Google has paid out $70,000 to a security researcher for privately reporting an “accidental” security bug that allowed anyone to unlock Google Pixel phones without knowing its passcode. The lock ...

Before the release of the Android 5.1 OS Lollipop, Android devices including smartphones and tablets were exposed to security and privacy risks. Since, anyone with access to your device could easily ...

Part 1: Factory Reset Protection (FRP): Can FRP be disabled? Factory Reset Protection, often known as FRP, is a built-in security feature that you can use to protect both your device and the ...

Even if you use a fingerprint or Face Unlock to secure your Android phone, neither of those methods can be used as the "main" security method. For example, when you restart your phone, it will require ...

Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a Samsung Galaxy device after a reset. If you’re locked out of your device, here are several legal methods to ...

Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz accidentally found a way to bypass the lock screen on his fully patched Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones, enabling anyone with physical access to the device ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

All Google Pixel phones are vulnerable to this surprisingly easy lock screen bypass. The vulnerability was found after Schutz had spent an entire day traveling and his phone battery died. On plugging ...