While Google had touted the security of Android’s pattern unlock mechanism for securing data and information on an Android smartphone–law enforcement officials were unable to crack their way ...

Back in the early days of Android, people ooh-ed and aah-ed over every little thing, even the seemingly-innocuous pattern unlock feature. It appears that Google has bigger plans for that ...

New research from researchers in Sweden and the UK reveals that hackers would be able to steal the unlock pattern of your Android phone by turning the device into an improvised sonar system. Using ...

"Pattern lock" is often used together with PIN code and password as unlock method of Android smartphone. However, from the analysis result based on the statistical data of the pattern lock, the ...

Android unlock patterns might be fun to use, but they're not that secure. A recent study from the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County revealed that it's incredibly ...

Pattern Unlock sets Android apart from Apple’s iOS and is, perhaps, the chief reason why Google wanted a patent for such technology.

And while some Android manufacturers replace this built-in capability with their own enhanced solutions, pattern unlock is in fact a norm on most Android phones.

As noted first by Android Police, the first Android P developer preview includes a new trick for pattern unlock that hides the trail as you swipe it in. Instead of simply leaving the trail visible ...

Android unlock patterns are easy to copy and less secure than fingerprint scanners and passcodes, research has revealed.

Android has supported pattern unlock since time immemorial, but the look of the pattern has changed over time. It started off huge and garish, but now it's more minimalist.