Researchers have found a new way to quickly break into smartphones which employ the pattern unlock method. By using a computer vision algorithm to trace a person’s finger on a phone display, the ...

Though unlock patterns used by Android phones may seem more random — and therefore more secure — than passcodes, they can be surprisingly easy to crack. While there are hundreds of thousands ...

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 ...

This is a faster way to unlock your smartphone. If you don't remember your lock screen pattern, you can enter wrong patterns for more five or more times and select the option - Forgot Pattern.

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 ...

Cybercrooks can crack your Android phone's unlock pattern in seconds Set a simpler unlock pattern if you want to keep your Android phone secure, say security experts.

A while back, I woke up to find my Android phone lingering at a pattern unlock; not just to unlock my screen, but to decrypt all of my phone’s data. I was puzzled. Every other morning, I ...

Android unlock patterns are far less secure than PIN codes, a new study by security researchers from the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Maryland Baltimore County suggests. Nothing beats ...