Using your face or fingerprint to unlock your phone can be more convenient, but using a passcode can be key to keeping your phone safe.

Verizon started overhauling its unlocking policies after receiving the latest waiver, and the rollout has been confusing. When the new policy was put online with an effective date of January 27, it ...

Verizon customers can avoid 35-day device unlock delays by paying off phones in-store with cash, chip cards, or contactless ...

Google today detailed the latest device theft protection features for Android across stronger authentication and enhanced recovery tools. “Failed Authentication Lock” will lock your screen “after ...

Fresh leaks from Android 17’s Canary build suggest that Google is actively working on how notifications behave for locked apps. According to a new Android Authority report, notifications from apps ...

SwitchBot introduced its SwitchBot Lock Vision Series of smart deadbolts at CES today. The new locks use facial recognition as a primary unlock method, which the company positions as a more foolproof ...

President Trump said U.S. oil companies would spend billions of dollars in Venezuela to fix its oil infrastructure after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Jonathan ...

For years, one of the most frustrating limits inside the Google ecosystem was simple but painful. You could not change your primary Gmail address without creating a brand-new account. That meant ...

If you've outgrown the Gmail address you created long ago, you might soon be able to do something about that -- and without losing access to the emails and files associated with the previous Gmail ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Google has finally answered users’ cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses.

If you use an Android device, you could be the target of new malware called DroidLock. According to mobile security firm Zimperium, the malware uses a convincing but fake system update prompt to take ...

A newly discovered Android malware dubbed DroidLock can lock victims’ screens for ransom and access text messages, call logs, contacts, audio recordings, or even erase data. DroidLLock allows its ...