Android's Extend Unlock capability makes your phone stay unlocked in situations you decide. In real-life scenarios, that means you can select places where you will not need to enter the passcode or ...

Google has strengthened Android's brute-force protection with 36 password guesses before lockout and enhanced theft detection features rolling out this week.

Failed Authentication Lock, first seen in Android 15, is a feature that automatically locks your device's screen after excessive failed authentication attempts. To give you more control over your own ...

On Tuesday, Google announced a number of updates and enhancements for existing Theft Protection Features for Android.

Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves.

Enhanced lockouts and stronger remote locking aim to make stolen devices far harder—and less profitable—for criminals.

Android’s new anti-theft update adds stronger biometric checks, enhanced lockout rules, and expanded remote security tools to ...

Google has improved the anti-theft features on Android 16 phones, enabling some protections by default in Brazil -- here’s ...

You might actually need to use it on your device one day ...

Getting locked out of a Motorola phone is a common problem, especially on newer devices like the Moto G 5G. Forgetting a PIN, pattern, or Google account after a factory reset can leave users stuck at ...

Getting stuck on a Samsung FRP lock can be frustrating, especially when you don’t have a computer nearby. The good news is that you can perform FRP bypass online with simple and safe methods. This ...

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