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 ...

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 ...

While the prevalence of smartphones with fingerprint-based security has increased considerably over the past two years, the vast majority of Android users still rely on tried and true lock patterns to ...

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 ...

Lock screen patterns like these are easier to predict and compromise, and really common. The Android lock pattern has become an iconic feature since Google introduced it back in 2008, and has become a ...

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 ...