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What to Do If You Forget Your Android Phone's PIN, Pattern, or Password

Even if you use a fingerprint or Face Unlock to secure your Android phone, neither of those methods can be used as the "main" security method. For example, when you restart your phone, it will require ...
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Hackers Can Steal Your Android Unlock Pattern By Turning Your Phone Into A Sonar System

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 the ...
Bleeping Computer

Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen

Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz accidentally found a way to bypass the lock screen on his fully patched Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones, enabling anyone with physical access to the device ...
TechCrunch

A simple Android lock screen bypass bug landed a researcher $70,000

Google has paid out $70,000 to a security researcher for privately reporting an “accidental” security bug that allowed anyone to unlock Google Pixel phones without knowing its passcode. The lock ...
Mashable

Guessing your Android unlock pattern is way too easy

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Drew/AP/REX/Shutterstock (6825150d) Motorola MotoG4, Sony Xperia XA, OnePlus A3000 This, photo shows a Motorola MotoG4, right, a ...
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What Is the FRP Meaning? Can You Bypass FRP Legally

An Android phone will be locked after erasing data and factory resetting. It will ask for the Google account and password if you want to get full access to his phone. That is FRP. What is FRP meaning?