Getting locked out of a Motorola phone is a common problem, especially on newer devices like the Moto G 5G. Forgetting a PIN, ...

Another day, another smartphone lock screen bypass vulnerability. This time a flaw in a popular messaging application for the Android mobile platform is to blame. Viber, which is similar to Skype in ...

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A vulnerability exists in Samsung devices running Android version 4.1.2 that could give unauthenticated users the ability to circumvent the screen lock and view the home screen, run apps, and reach ...

You may purchase a second-hand Android phone or use a friend's or relative's phone for the time being but encounter an issue to bypass the Google account verification after resetting. And if you ...

A new variant of Chameleon Android malware has been found in the wild with new features, notable among them the ability to bypass fingerprint locks. The Chameleon Android banking trojan first entered ...

Fingerprint security is becoming a standard feature on many Android devices, but there's still plenty of people who rely on the trust pattern lock. If you're one of those people you might want to go ...

Attackers are able to bypass the lock screen on the Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone, a device that the Korean electronics giant is pitching to enterprise customers. First discovered by ...

A judge has approved a subpoena that asks Google to provide a wide range of Android cellphone data, including subscription information, web and GPS history, and instructions for overriding the phone’s ...

What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? Newly-released research suggests that, at least when someone close by could be looking over ...

Pattern-screen locks on Android phones are secure, apparently so much so that they have stumped the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bureau claims in federal court documents that forensics experts ...

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 ...