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You’ve been using Android phones or Android devices all of your life, possibly using the same passcode for years; however, you decided to change to make things a ...

You can unlock your Android phone even if you've forgotten the passcode, but you'll usually need to factory reset the phone. You can unlock most Android phones by performing a factory recovery or ...

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It is quite common for Android smartphone users that I forgot the password to their phone, so how to get into a locked phone? Or perhaps there is a used phone and don ...

Mobile phone security is a wonderful thing—until you find yourself on the wrong side of it because you’ve forgotten your password or broken your screen. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. PassFab is a ...

According to a document prepared by the New York District Attorney’s Office, older versions of Android can easily be remotely reset by Google if compelled by a court order, allowing investigators to ...

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 ...

Let’s face it; it’s not easy to remember passcodes, pins, and patterns. And if you have just forgotten a recently set password, just know that you’re not the only one who has faced a scenario like ...