Nowadays, smartphones are more than just compact devices made for calling or chatting with others. They’re portable computers, and at the same time, they’re extensions of our lives. A smartphone holds ...

Android unlock tools are software applications designed to bypass the lock screen of Android devices, allowing users to regain access to their devices when they are unable to do so through ...

Often, in our haste—or after setting a new password or pattern—we end up forgetting it. Alternatively, young children at home sometimes set a password or pattern that they cannot recall, resulting in ...

Google is finally testing a native app lock function on Pixel phones. Built into Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3, the feature lets you lock individual apps with the same PIN, pattern, password, or biometric ...

Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 includes code for a “Unlock with Google Account” feature, which would let users recover locked-out phones without performing a factory reset. Google previously allowed pattern ...

Some Pixel owners claim they can't get through pattern and PIN-based unlocking methods after the September 2026 update.

A handful of Pixel 10 Pro XL and Pixel 8a owners say their phones stopped accepting a correct pattern or PIN after installing this month’s Pixel update, leaving them locked out of devices they had ...