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 your ...

Android's pattern lock, which lets you unlock your phone by swiping a specific pattern across the screen, may seem more secure than a password, but that's not always the case. While Android's pattern ...

Know how a lot of people tend to use passwords such as "123456" or, well, "password?" Well, turns out Android lock patterns (ALPs) are just as predictable. Norwegian University of Science and ...

Add an additional layer of protection on your Android smartphone with a pattern lock which is a combination of moves between a grid of nine dots which is used as a password. Security for a smartphone ...

Despite efforts to force users to make complex passwords, through length and character requirements, people still tend to find the simplest sequence to secure their digital lives. That's also the case ...

App Lock is one of the MIUI security features that allows you to lock apps with a password, pattern or fingerprint. When enabled, access to certain apps is prohibited unless the correct pin, pattern, ...

You probably know that using a PIN like 1234 or 0000 to secure your phone isn't a good idea. You can skip the PIN altogether and use an unlock pattern on Android... but it turn out those might not be ...

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge come with a number of security features that aim to prevent thievery and prying eyes. One of the first layers of security is the Galaxy S6 passcode ...

In addition to inputting passwords and PIN codes, the unlock method of Android smartphone lock screen is to trace nine dots "pattern"there is. However, the security of authentication by this pattern ...