Anna Okon Android normally secures your device by demanding a PIN, pattern, or full password. Your phone isn’t useless if you forget the unlock code.

But I’m tired of the same stupid asterisk on all of them. Android tablets need to stop “cheaping” out on biometrics and using insecure, effectively pointless face unlock.

Using your Android through its shattered screen: The hard way If you want to have an even more fun time, you can “break into” your phone using your computer, assuming you’ve previously ...

Unlock your tablet's full potential4 Screen timeout is way too short by default Nothing's worse than the screen turning off too quickly I usually keep my tablet on my desk as a secondary device ...

Android users are beginning to see an option for on-body detection in version 5.0 and up, which lets you unlock your device once, and then have that ...

To unlock your device, you will need the Android SDK and Motorola’s Drivers. Once you have those things set up on your computer, it’s merely a “follow the instrcutions” type of deal.

According to estimates, less than 10 percent of the 1.4 billion or so Android devices out in the wild are encrypted, compared to over 95 percent of iPhones. Here's how to encrypt your smartphone ...