If you forget your Android phone's password, your options are limited, but we have a few suggestions for steps you can take to help prevent it.

Unlock your Pixel with a pattern Pattern unlock is another way to unlock a Google Pixel if you forget the passcode. Trace the pattern on the lock screen and unlock your phone.

New software can analyze video of you unlocking your phone — without a view of your screen — and guess your pattern lock within 5 tries.

Originally introduced in 2008, Android’s lock pattern screen was presented as both an easier and more secure alternative to traditional numeric passcodes.

Studies show we are just as bad with Android lock patterns as we have been with passwords. Find out how you can better protect yourself!

"Full Disk Encryption won't save you if your lock pattern is L - as in loser," states Løge. For her master's thesis, Løge analysed close to 4,000 ALPs.

Researchers show how an attacker can crack your Android pattern lock from a distance and that complex patterns are the easiest to identify.