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 ...

Passwords have all kinds of letters, symbols, and capitalization can make a difference. This format makes them very secure. Meanwhile, a lock pattern is pretty much the making of a shape, and the ...

Researchers have demonstrated an attack that can crack 95 percent of Android pattern locks within the five attempts allowed. The side-channel attack, devised by researchers from China and the UK, uses ...

Lancaster University, Northwest University in China and University of Bath have built their own vision algorithm software that can decode even the most secure pattern lock in just one attempt. The ...

Aside from lock screen and biometrics security, Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones also have a dedicated feature for locking apps. The feature is called app lock. Enabling app lock is recommended to prevent ...

The Samsung Galaxy S10 offers several ways to lock the screen when it's not in use, including a swipe pattern, passcode, or password. You can choose what security option you want to lock your Galaxy ...