Researchers from Lancaster University, Northwest University in China, and the University of Bath have found that Android's screen patterns aren't as safe as they seem to be, not even complex ones.

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to get into your Android phone if you've forgotten your security pattern.

Tap Lock screen. Tap Screen lock type. (If prompted, enter the current PIN, password, or pattern.) Select PIN. Enter a password (4 to 16 characters, including at least one letter) then tap CONTINUE.

There are legitimate reasons why you might want to bypass lock screen on Samsung. For example, if you forgot Samsung unlock pattern, password, or PIN, you may need to bypass the lock on your ...

Studies show we are just as bad with Android lock patterns as we have been with passwords. Find out how you can better protect yourself!

After you set your pattern, PIN or password there will be an extra setting on the Security screen. It may say Timeout or Lock Phone After, depending on your phone and Android version.

Your Android lock screen pattern isn't as safe as a PIN code What's safer? Using a numeric PIN code to unlock your Android smartphone or relying on a finger squiggle? The answer might surprise you.

Fingerprints: Use fingerprint recognition to unlock the screen. Iris: Use iris recognition to unlock the screen. What if you have setup the screen lock on Galaxy S9 and have forgotten it?

Pattern-screen locks on Android phones are secure, apparently so much so that they have stumped the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bureau claims in federal court documents that forensics ...

In 2008, Google introduced pattern unlocking in its Android operating system, which accepts gesture input on a grid of dots to unlock a device.

How secure is your phone’s lock screen? From the humble passcode to biometric authentication, there are quite a few options to lock your Android phone.

Google has dramatically changed its tune on bypassing the Android lock screen. If you forget your lock screen password/PIN/pattern, a factory reset is your only recourse.