You can unlock your Android phone even if you've forgotten the passcode, but you'll usually need to factory reset the phone.

The Chameleon Android banking trojan has re-emerged with a new version that uses a tricky technique to take over devices — disable fingerprint and face unlock to steal device PINs. It does this by ...

Today, Google officially kicked off the rollout of the next Android version for developers by launching the second developer preview (DP2) of Android 16. The Android 16 DP2 not only introduces ...

Google Chrome for Android's Incognito mode finally started rolling out its fingerprint unlock feature, allowing users to lock their private tabs away from prying eyes. It is not an entirely new ...

A new type of attack can easily guess the fingerprint authentication on some Android phones in as little as 45 minutes. Researchers tested it on phones from Xiaomi, Samsung, OnePlus, HUAWEI, OPPO, ...

Researchers from a Chinese university have discovered a way to unlock some Android devices using false fingerprints. The researchers found two security flaws in the fingerprint recognition systems of ...

You might think that using your fingerprint or face to unlock your phone is more secure than using your PIN. But you could be wrong. Hackers have developed sophisticated Android malware that can ...

Double fingerprint privacy — WhatsApp announced today that users can finally unlock its app on Android devices with a fingerprint, a feature that’s been available ...

Android will delete your face or fingerprint unlock when they aren’t working well and then prompt you to set them up again. We don’t know how the OS determines when a biometric isn’t working well or ...

Sure, your fingerprint is one of a kind, but it might not keep your personal information safe any longer. That's because a new version of the Chameleon Android malware reportedly allows bad actors to ...

The dreaded Chameleon Android malware has been upgraded to give attackers the ability to disable the fingerprint unlock feature and steal people’s PIN codes, according to cybersecurity researchers ...