However, an Android phone can be unlocked in other ways. Keep reading if you are concerned about being able to recover your phone in case you are locked out of it without your password.

Forgot your Android password? Use Google’s Find My Device to reset it remotely, or try a factory reset via the volume and power buttons. Samsung users can unlock their phones using Find My ...

The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature in Android 16 lets Pixel phones use their fingerprint scanners even when the screen ...

Android 16 beta 3 is allowing older Google Pixel phones to catch up with Android phones from other manufacturers with its new Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock settings (spotted by Mishaal Rahman at ...

Based on code discoveries by Android Authority, Google appears to be implementing this security feature for the upcoming Android 16 release. The system will automatically trigger a device restart if ...

The second zero-day (tracked as CVE-2024-53150) is an Android Kernel information disclosure vulnerability that’s caused by an ...

MILLIONS of Android phones have a special 'Shhh' mode that you can only unlock by flipping it. It's one of a list of "secret" ...

Android 16 Beta 3 expands the "Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock" to older Pixel phones. The feature eliminates the need to wake the screen first before using the fingerprint scanner. Google first ...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how you can creatively repurpose your old unused Android devices, which are full of potential and hidden value.

The latest beta build of Android 16 brings a new feature to Pixel phones that lets users biometrically unlock the device without ever waking up the screen.