Most of us unlock our phones dozens of times a day with a quick glance or tap of a fingerprint, and usually that's perfectly safe. But there is an important ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

In the past two months, dozens of people who purchased Google’s new Pixel 6a phone have reported on Reddit and YouTube that the fingerprint scanner can pose a security risk, unlocking the device with ...

Google has added a new setting that lets you use your Pixel 9’s Fingerprint Unlock even when its screen is off. Previously, your Pixel 9’s screen had to be turned on in order for its fingerprint ...

Android's face unlock feature lacks advanced security and reliability in difficult lighting situation, but Google might be ...

Love or hate Apple, there's no denying that when the tech giant slam-dunks, it slam-dunks hard. Security is one of the primary reasons why people say they prefer iPhone over Android, and when Apple ...

Google is currently moving full steam ahead with the development of Android 16. Following the release of a third beta update just over a week ago, Android 16 has reached the platform stability ...

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 ...

Some Samsung Galaxy S25 series owners have noticed that face unlock is much improved compared to previous phones. Our own brief testing shows that the Galaxy S25 face unlock was as fast as the Galaxy ...

Your iPhone is a truly incredible piece of technology. A modern smartphone manages to cram a seemingly endless number of useful (or at least entertaining) functions into a pocket-sized package. Your ...