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 ...

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 into the ...

To protect user data if the phone is lost or stolen, Android smartphones have Factory Reset Protection (FRP). FRP requires the original Google account credentials after a reset to ensure only the ...

Fingerprint security is becoming a standard feature on many Android devices, but there's still plenty of people who rely on the trust pattern lock. If you're one of those people you might want to go ...

It becomes frustrating when you forget your Android password because you need to access your device immediately. If you forget your complex pattern or PIN or experience fingerprint scanner failures ...

Google told ZDNet today that it plans to roll out an update "in the coming months" to address an issue in the Pixel 4's Face Unlock mechanism. The issue was discovered last week by a BBC reporter ...

A judge has approved a subpoena that asks Google to provide a wide range of Android cellphone data, including subscription information, web and GPS history, and instructions for overriding the phone’s ...