They might seem trickier, what with their dots and lines and patterns, but as it turns out, the lock codes familiar to Android users are just as easy to crack as the alphanumeric ones used by iPhone ...

Users of the Android lock patterns security feature are unwittingly leaving themselves open to having their phone accessed due to the predictability of the average phone user, a new study shows.

In addition to inputting passwords and PIN codes, the unlock method of Android smartphone lock screen is to trace nine dots "pattern"there is. However, the security of authentication by this pattern ...

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 ...

Pattern locks on Android can be a simpler way of locking your phone. However, like a PIN or password, some patterns can be easier to guess than others. To stay secure, avoid using shapes that look ...

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 ...

Ars Technica reports that Marte Løge, a 2015 graduate of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, analysed the usage of lock screen patterns on Android devices as part of her master’s ...

Android users may want to reconsider their lock screen patterns. A new study shows that most of us are using very similar patterns to unlock our handsets. Norwegian University of Science and ...

We here at Techlicious do a lot of reporting on how unsafe many peoples’ passwords are – using “1234,” “Password” or your dog’s name just doesn’t cut it security wise. Now, a new analysis of Android ...