Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 adds Pixel anti-theft protection, fixes crashes and battery drain, and brings the October security patch.

ChatGPT locked chats hide conversations behind a PIN or biometrics. Reset a forgotten PIN, though, and every locked chat is ...

Your Galaxy phone already includes useful Samsung One UI apps like Notes, Secure Folder, Health and Wallet. Here is how to ...

A used smartphone can stay linked to the previous owner's accounts even after a factory reset. Activation Lock, Factory Reset ...

You should always update your smartphone to take advantage of the latest security patches…or maybe sometimes you should wait just a little bit? Users with Pixel devices ranging from the Pixel 10 Pro ...

If you forget your password (PIN/pattern) on your Motorola smartphone or if the screen freezes and becomes unresponsive, you ...

Either way, a short checklist helps: Confirm your photos have finished backing up to Google Photos. Turn on cloud sync in your authenticator app, or save backup codes for your financial logins. List ...

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 ...

Stop guessing and let the "Too many attempts" timer run out, since that's what got the Pixel 8a owner back in. As a last resort, turn the phone off, hold Power and Volume Down until Fastboot Mode ...

RemControl, a new Android banking trojan, spreads through a fake TVTap app, blocks Play Protect and steals PINs from bank customers.

Lost your Android phone? Google's Find Hub can show its last known location on a map, even when the phone is offline or on silent. You can make it ring, lock it with Mark as lost or Remote Lock, or ...

We’ve all done it: set a “clever” new PIN and felt proud of ourselves, only to not remember it the next morning. Speaking from experience, it’s a frustrating situation. Turns out, code buried inside a ...