Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass ...

My phone stays unlocked when I am driving or at my home, and it's brilliant.

Android is rolling out a new set of theft protection updates focused on stopping unauthorized access, limiting damage after a device is stolen, and improving recovery. The changes build on existing ...

Google today detailed the latest device theft protection features for Android across stronger authentication and enhanced recovery tools. “Failed Authentication Lock” will lock your screen “after ...

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Fresh leaks from Android 17’s Canary build suggest that Google is actively working on how notifications behave for locked apps. According to a new Android Authority report, notifications from apps ...

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Google is introducing a native App Lock feature for Android Automotive that lets you secure specific apps behind a PIN. Known as “sensitive app protection,” this feature allows you to lock third-party ...

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A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...

Google recently decided that the freedom afforded by Android was a bit too much and announced developer verification, a system that will require developers outside the Google Play platform to register ...

However, things don’t always go as they were planned! There are cases when you may be locked out of your own Android device due to a forgotten password or pattern lock, but don’t you imagine that ...