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 ...

What to do if you forget your Galaxy J5 screen unlock option? Ideally, you’re not supposed to forget your screen unlock option (PIN, Pattern, or Password).

Luckily, there are ways to get around this by obtaining a SIM network unlock PIN. With this 8 or 16 digit code, you can unlock your phone from the original carrier and use it on any network you want.

With Android 14 Beta 4, Google has added support for your PIN automatically unlocking your Pixel when you type it in on the lockscreen.

Have a Motorola phone? Want to make it more secure? This secret PIN Scramble feature lets you do precisely that.

That makes it tough to backup files, photos or other important data… but there’s a fairly easy workaround for unlocking most modern Android phones without touching the screen.

You might think that using your fingerprint or face to unlock your phone is more secure than using your PIN. But you could be wrong. Hackers have developed sophisticated Android malware that can ...

By entering certain strings of numbers and symbols into your phone's dialer, you can gain access to a world of hidden ...

The dreaded Chameleon Android malware has been upgraded to give attackers the ability to disable the fingerprint unlock feature and steal people’s PIN codes, according to cybersecurity ...