One new study has quantified just how easy an Android-style unlock pattern—as opposed to a six-digit PIN or biometric unlock—makes the job of any over-the-shoulder snoop.

Researchers have found a new way to break into smartphones which use the pattern unlock method and it can often be achieved within five attempts.

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 ...

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 ...

After all these years, I still prefer using Android's pattern unlock feature as opposed to a standard PIN -- here's why.

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 ...

Set a simpler unlock pattern if you want to keep your Android phone secure, say security experts.

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

There are many key characteristics that the untrained eye would use to differentiate an Android device from an iOS handset. One of those things would be Google’s pattern unlock feature shown ...