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 ...

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 ...

"Pattern lock" is often used together with PIN code and password as unlock method of Android smartphone. However, from the analysis result based on the statistical data of the pattern lock, the ...

New research from researchers in Sweden and the UK reveals that hackers would be able to steal the unlock pattern of your Android phone by turning the device into an improvised sonar system. Using ...

Android unlock patterns might be fun to use, but they're not that secure. A recent study from the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County revealed that it's incredibly ...

Method 1: Unlock your Galaxy J5 screen using Android Device Manager This should be the first option that you need to try as it uses Google’s own remote access to your device.

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 ...

Researchers have found a new way to break into smartphones which use the pattern unlock method and it can often be achieved within five attempts.

Pattern Unlock sets Android apart from Apple’s iOS and is, perhaps, the chief reason why Google wanted a patent for such technology.

Android unlock patterns are easy to copy and less secure than fingerprint scanners and passcodes, research has revealed.